Haut has excellent credentials and is a welcome addition to the advisory team. He no longer appears on the list of AskBio's management team as a result of Bayer's acquisition of the company. So he should be available for employment elsewhere.
During BioPub, our CEO confimed that he still will be hiring a Senior Business Officer to handle the major deals. He was somewhat vague about the details, but suggested everything was in place, and all that was now required was to ink the deal.
Haut could very well be the person he has in mind. He is qualified and available. But he was brought aboard only in an advisory capacity at this time.
If we see a future announcement appointing Haut as the new Chief BDO, then that would bode well for all. Pure speculation, of course. But it makes sense.