The CTO's job changed. The chair didn't

Every company exists to deliver value. When the way we build, lead, and ship accelerates, the team has to accelerate with it. Holding the hand of someone who doesn't want to walk at the new pace doesn't help anyone. Not the person, who stays in a role that's no longer theirs. Not the team, carrying dead weight. Not the company, paying the price of your omission. Looking out for what's best for the company sometimes means, yes, letting people go. Not out of cruelty, out of honesty.