Dan was an incredible force in a company, both good and bad. His drive and ethics were missed, as was his ability to sell flavored ice cubes to eskimos. Pinky is now selling for Sprint.
Point is, titles are unimportant if they are attached to an asshole.
The sales people for Oracle deserve an award. Some flash was added, a lot of content removed and everyone thought it was a better, more informative site. More people than I can count. I have since learned to be much more realistic in my time estimates. The problem is, I can get it working by then, but I never get around to doing it the way it should have been done.