Indeed, EK has a reputation of hiring the wrong people.
Today they are spending huge amounts of money to get it right but in a very inefficient way.
Complete lack of vision due to loss of reality.
They will get it right one day but it will cost them dearly and it will be out of YOUR pocket.
Not really my own opinion but from inside information.
stooge
noun- A person used or controlled by others
Now isn't that the truth