To Mr. Claure, Mr. Neumann — and the details of the transaction — are misunderstood, as are the company’s prospects, which he argued were strong. He recounted his conversation when he effectively ousted Mr. Neumann. And it’s fair to say things didn’t work out the way we originally planned,’” Mr. Claure said. Mr. Claure said he met with Mr. Neumann often and found his input useful, but stressed that the meetings took place “outside the office.”“I value his opinion a lot in terms of where he wanted to take the business. He has 10 years of experience, and it’d be foolish not to take full advantage of — not the mistakes he has made — of the great things he created,” Mr. Claure said.

Source: New York Times December 13, 2019 19:46 UTC