Could well be capable of handling the hot grenade and I wish him well. He certainly doesn't have big shoes to fill.
Although born in Kowloon, hasn't worked for Cathay, (which is unusual in itself). Generally military types don't suffer fools well, so we could be in for some wild rides with those at the trough face. How Mrdak handles him could be of more interest. I'm unsure how well the military fit with GA. As a rule they are secretive, rarely open to discussing matters, and subscribe to the "military or airline" dogma of CAsA.
Truss gets a brief respite until the first stuff up.
Skidmore has a brief period of probation in this job.