If the new DAS is a "listener" then he needs to know the industry includes people who are described variously as the Ill's of society" (IOS), and they should be listened to and not dismissed as a periphery group of malcontents. Dialogue needs to be with everybody otherwise a one sided and probably jaundiced view will emerge.
Two jaundiced views need be listened to, so one can draw a conclusion based on facts, gut feeling, but not spin. There are precedents to guide him.
If he fails to implement this, it's a case of "same horse-different jockey" and the betting ring already knows what the odds are. To firm into a favorite, better performance is needed than the last bloke who's still running.