Suppose some quant code is approved by a peer, and the peer then leaves the company soon after, before the
code is taken to the next stage. Should the approval stand, or should another approver be found?
I know that the answer may well be "It depends". In that case, it would be good to have some criteria as to
what it depends on. This type of thing must be a common situation but I have no idea what industry standard
practice is. I see pitfalls both ways. It seems dodgy for an approval to be based on someone who recently left;
OTOH, asking for another review on this basis could sound like an insult to the recently-left person and could
ruffle the feathers of people who support that person's work. Any suggestions? (I don't know why the person left,
but that could be part of the equation if I did know).
Thank You.
CommodityQuant