Camp Kurt is a well known incompetent extraordinare and was never going to factor in the new leadership team of the new combined company. With moves like this it's always more about the move to follow. Murray is a nice guy but a newbie to Spine. His move from CMF was poorly timed considering the acquisition. Also, in fairness it's not like he's moved the cheese an inch in his short time at the helm. Never the less they would like to retain him but there's a snowballs chance in hell that he becomes prez of the new combined co. Moving Camp Kurt hints to one possibility of where he might end up. The Eli Lilly position is merely a face saving role until Kurt finds a new job - give him to the end of the year. And he's such an arrogant load of turd it's not going to be easy to find any takers.
