This reminds me Ian Read (older) replacing Jeff Kindler (younger)!
It does, in some ways. The main difference is that Kloppers is a longstanding insider with deep knowledge of the mining business; Kindler was a lawyer with no science or pharma experience who probably never belonged in the top spot at PFE.
“The efficient-market hypothesis may be the foremost piece of B.S. ever promulgated in any area of human knowledge!”