First, board members criticizing a company is very common, indeed, an entire career for some people (like Carl Icahn) and a useful role, especially in this case. If you think it's so outrageous, as so many OAers apparently do, better fetch the smelling salts the next time you crack open a WSJ...

Second, the 'criticism' here is laughably weak and is barely even a criticism at all (I actually read it as a criticism of everyone else but OA); I strongly encourage anyone who thinks that this might justify firing someone (especially without, apparently, a replacement who would be acceptable to the safety faction) to actually read the supposedly unforgivable page of the paper: https://cset.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/CSET-Decoding...

Wall street is full of corporate board members being very critical of ceo's approach and therefore driving sales of divisions, assets, layoffs, etc.

that's one of the fundamental jobs of the board: to be critical and to guide direction, especially if the direction is different from what is happening at the moment.

and yes, multiple Ford board members were/are extremely critical of Ford's approach to cars and are very public about it. That's why multiple CEO's were sacked, and even members of the Ford family are not spared from criticism from the Ford Board.

Is Ford a non profit?