ES has always said he wants to stop after SC has been sold or settled. Lynn's appointment also, coincidentally, comes shortly after the JV meeting. In short: is there a possibility SC will be sold soon, perhaps sooner than expected, and ES will leave short afterwards? 

We have spent many years trying to piece together various clues. None of them have yielded any evidence of a sale, unfortunately. I'm going to guess this is yet another false lead and nothing of significance will come of it.