Say again.. I didn't say he wasn't a competent pilot, and he's certainly deserves his command, he's been there long enough. But that doesn't stop him being a strange character, which IMHO he is. Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned it, because as you say it is an appalling way to treat someone, strange or not.
I agree that 'the basing and upgrading of crews should be down to the fleet managers and flight ops people, NOT a non-flying CEO' ..... however that doesn't seem to be the case.
Just ask the captain who finally got rebased back in LTN close to where he lives after waiting god knows how long in CVT, only to have the MOB reverse the decision 2 months later because he hadn't approved it.
God knows how that makes RM feel, but MOB has always done this, he treats his managers like S**t, undermines their authority, makes them feel like powerless idiots, until they have enough and leave. This is the way MOB stays in control.