An Interview with Butterfly Labs' Sonny Vleisides - via @KJ6CCZ #bitcoin
Contrary to what the public records seem to indicate, he's not the CEO of BFL - Sonny Chris Vleisides is not the CEO, Chris Vleisides (his stepfather) is the President (as opposed to his natural father, James Ray Houston, who was listed on the indictment) and Nasser Ghoseiri is the CEO - the confusion is understandable what with all the similar names, step and biological fathers and BFL's seeming hatred of titles. Sonny is an upper-level executive within the company, but he's not the absolute head, nor is is stepfather. Even if he were the CEO, the CEO doesn't have the ability to arbitrarily run away with much of anything. Like most incorporated entities they have a board of directors. The CEO certainly has a lot of sway with the board, but not enough to take the money and run. Quite important sub-point: One bit of the inner workings of BFL that I explicitly got permission...
Full article:
http://codinginmysleep.com/interview-with-sonny-vleisides/