in the NRC article it says that board members started to complian that the CEO was "making choices that were not in the interest of the company". Four days later they were fired.
"It was at that moment that Nexperia alerted the ministry of Economic Affairs"
Right, I suppose at that point there was some chauvinism or at least fear of being held accountable for it. But the thing that surprised me was that there was actually someone listening at Economic Affairs. Perhaps at that level a board of directors has connections at the government. Either that, or there's some AFM type branch that listens to directors' complaints.
"It was at that moment that Nexperia alerted the ministry of Economic Affairs"