I was aware there was either a conflict of interest or a perception of a conflict of interest, and I spoke to the chair of the board about that. I suggested that anyone who had been involved as a director or in those committees in the years in question should be recusing themselves in order to allow for independence. We needed to be able to independently review what had occurred, and what had happened. We were requesting an independent review at the time.
On June 2nd, 2023. See this statement in context.