On the surface, this looks like an interesting move for sure. After spending time on the manufacturing side of things for many years, I would just have to say that there are several reasons why this was made that might not be immediately obvious. Reasons I've seen for key veteran employees making moves like this I've personally seen are:
- They were "asked" to find a new opportunity for internal reasons that we'll likely never know...(downsizing, restructuring, internal conflict, etc.)
- They felt they didn't have the opportunity to advance with their current company and had to look elsewhere
- They had personal reasons, like having to live somewhere else, reducing travel, etc. that couldn't be resolved at their current company
- Money...it's not uncommon for up & coming companies (HIK could certainly be considered in this catagory with regard to their US business or software business for sure) to throw a bunch of cash at someone to get a well known individual
- They were just tired of working for the same company for so long...the passion is gone and a move was needed just to maintain sanity
Anyone else have any thoughts about why folks like Bocking make a move like this? I only ask because some of these reasons don't really have an impact on the rest of the market, but others certainly could, and when it deals with a powerhouse like Genetec, it matters.
