JAs soon as the Restricted Stock Units vest, you have a tax liability in the US. So far Sean has been granted 6 million RSU's over 3 years (this was part of his initial salary package), so they vest at a rate of 2 mill per year This is as well as his liability for Fed income tax to the IR Dept, and then because he is most likely domiciled in Calif, most likely close by to Laguna Hills, he will also be liable to a chunk of State taxation as well. Calif State taxes are high, which is why many people are leaving Calif for lower taxing States in the US. The US taxation system is vastly different to the regime we have here.
So I have no problem whatsoever with Sean reducing his considerable tax liability, I am much more interested in his performance as our CEO and in his capacity as an Exec Director. It is way too early IMO to really assess how good, or otherwise his performance has been to this point in time. Having said that, the partnerships made this year are truly impressive, and speak to a good probability (some here would justifiably say high probability) of excellent outcomes, in terms of earnings growth. However some of the recent achievements would have to be, also attributed to the work of Rob Telson and Lou Di Nardo, as well as others along the way.
So we may/will get a better subjective fix on Seans performance moving forward, although with all the NDA's and the clandestine nature of the tech industry, it may turn out to be: a who would know kind of scenario, because staffing levels have grown so dramatically in recent times, and we won't really know who has achieved what - unless of course BRN decide to give SHers more information. For me the acid test will be the AGM next year, as I have said before I remain strong in my confidence in the Akida technology, and important outcomes look, on the surface of things, to be coming together. At the end of the day Sean is the CEO, he is not just a salesman.