The executive vice president may have overstepped western standards. For the sake of a small delay, the captain was correct to return to stand. After that, any offending persons should be offloaded or, for safety reasons he could refuse to operate the flight.
If captain is a national, this path is culturally considerably more difficult. These cultural issues are what makes flying significantly less safe. They might even demote or terminate him, for needing prompting.
Could the executive be finally resposible for the gravely serious nut issue?