JP is spot on – the Executive Board doesn’t need a Buck Stops Here attitude and accept culpable responsibility for anything as long as they can defer to ‘External Experts’ as having given the reason for any inaction or negative activities.
It’s a bit like a king consulting a soothsayer back in the olden days. We daren’t question the wisdom of the sacred ones their wisdom has been passed down from the Gods.
It’s exactly the same smoke & mirrors used with consultants. Trying to deflect away the reality of the decision making. Something ends up tits up – no problem just blame one set of consultants for the catastrophic failure and use another one next time – they’re a dime a dozen.