Yes, if that was the purpose of these negotiations; and there was a chance it was. Being Mr. Arnett is the CMO, I see much of it was dealing with marketing side and he was most likely instructed on what technologies they would be marketing, perhaps even because decisions were already made. Department leads in project management have specialized skill sets with a broad understanding of many project components, so I'm sure Mr. Arnett has enough understanding of the technologies he is marketing to manage properly. Photo ops also fall under marketing and so the ones they posted made since.
However, just because Mr. Bansbach was not in the photos does not necessarily mean he was not there or not involved, just that he was not available for the photos for one reason or another. Then again, Mr. Bansbach's skill sets may have been more valuable at home base managing the network projects. With digital communications available, the world has become very small and he could offer expertise through multi-media communications while setting up networks in the US. These are scenarios I can only speculate with what knowledge I have of possible options, just as anybody else, as I am not within this companies management.
In an ideal situation, as a CEO, I would prefer to have photo ops of my CTO at ground zero with my CMO and showing them involved inspecting potential systems and equipment. However, situations are seldom ideal if ever at all. Also, after learning about project management, I would rather not be a CEO or a PM (Project Manager) with all the stress it entails. I prefer to be working with the systems directly.
