“We anticipated way back in August when the search began that with Gregg being a likely contender, we wanted to keep things very separate,” Cordeiro said. “We were incredibly careful about that, and Jay had nothing to do with that process. So I want to be very clear that we think the process has been honest and fair. And put yourself in our shoes. [When] Gregg comes out on top, why would we discriminate against Gregg because his brother happens to work at the Federation? This is an independent process that concluded with that result.”