The board chair's name was Edmund Reeves and he had been in corporate governance long enough to recognize three things on sight: a well structured argument, a poorly timed one, and a man using legitimate process to pursue illegitimate ends.
Stellan's complaint was the third.
Reeves called Darian at eight fifteen Friday morning and said what he needed to say in four sentences. The co-lead arrangement between Darian Ashford and Nia Calloway had been formally flagged under section fourteen of the integration agreement's conflict of interest provisions. The complaint had been filed correctly and therefore required a formal response. The board would convene Monday to review. And this last part delivered in the tone of a man who had opinions he was keeping off the record he suggested Darian ar
