Yes, and there should be a governance structure that makes sure the CEO is held accountable to the principles of... Oh... Oops. They've already burned that whole structure to the ground.

indeed. and they should have "rip-cord" or "fire alarm" abilities to halt any activity that's potentially dangerous.

cue the old story about how any Toyota line worker could and should slam the stop button if they saw anything unsafe, and even if they stopped the line for a false positive, they shouldn't be punished -- because you want people calling out anything that even seems risky without fear of reprisal.