Whatever the reasons behind his departure, from where I sit Dallas was one of the few senior leaders who seemed to genuinely understand how sales at NetApp needs to function — how the field, partners, customers and internal teams actually need to work together to win.
At a time when the organisation already feels like it is going through constant change, losing someone with that level of commercial understanding raises even more questions about the direction we are heading in.
People keep talking about transformation, high achievement and driving results, but you also have to ask why experienced people who understand the business are leaving.
Who is actually listening to the people on the ground?