Whether fired, downsized, moved out or just plain left for greener pastures, if it got them away from Flem, Perry and their incompetent band of unprofessional losers then they are smart. Ask anyone the reputation of Perry and you'll get the same, "lying, untrustworthy, slimey, poor presenter, unmotivating" are a few direct comments. Just look at his history when he joins a new company. He usually moves out anyone smarter than him because his ego is so fragile. What that translates to is all of his VPs and Sr Directors because lets face it, A LOT of people are smarter than him.
Synergy is doing just fine and anyone who left Shire in the last 3 years is in a much better place. FACT!