It is my understanding that Marty saved the day in the past for Equus leading into QASP, and I value his attempts to "put the house in order."
There really is no evidence that Dean has done anything to benefit shareholders; quite the contrary.
Whether or not Marty is a saint, I do not know him - nor is he required to be a saint..but what does seem clear is that there is "mud under the bridge" and we can only hope that truly the best interests of the shareholders are acted on the behalf of, because if not I am going to have a problem with the decision makers!