That's true, but the victim would immediately recognize something wrong when they boot into their system and find that none of their files are there and they're not connected to their company's VPN.
At that point, it's a race between how quickly the attackers can exploit temporary access to the CEO's network resources and how quickly the CEO and their IT folks figure out that they need to cut off the stolen laptop's network access and user credentials.
At that point, it's a race between how quickly the attackers can exploit temporary access to the CEO's network resources and how quickly the CEO and their IT folks figure out that they need to cut off the stolen laptop's network access and user credentials.