Insighter...I must commend you for raising the type of questions that nobody here likes to discuss!!!
"We need a CEO who defends shareholder value (shareprice) and is able to close deals of substance and has the credibility to garner strong and beneficial financing"
Agreed. The current CEO's performance in relation to all three of these would have cost him his job at any normal public corporation. You can throw in the Board of Directors too for not doing anything to make a meaningful change and protect all stakeholders.
The downside to all of this is the FACT that WSGI is insolvent with no shareholder equity so there really is nothing to fight for other than shareholder justice. The other reality; what qualified candidate would willingly take the job of heading up an insolvent, debt ridden, lien encumbered company with no technical staff or cred on the street?
Again, if you don't believe me look at the PPS.