I Have worked for several companies over the years, one, in Brighton was over 100 years old, where exactly this has happened, and the whole process kills a company, and in a small part, a community. Hence my distrust of 'consultants' they're usually employed to maximise profit and asset strip...
He's a consultant. A professional waffler who can convince those all around him that he's an integral part of the club whilst having his bank account regularly topped up.