Whatever flaws DOC had, it's hard to believe the PPS would be in worse shape if he had stayed at the helm.
The real disgrace in my opinion, wasn't the decision per se to terminate DOC, but rather how it was done and that the BOD had no qualified candidate to take his position. Lombardo's tenure appears to have been a flop.
It's also added to the disgrace that the BOD gave free reign to a CEO who took almost 5% of the company, before deciding to suddenly fire him with no viable replacement.