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Bring back Fred the Shred ? I feel sorry for Fred - trying to make ends meet on his £342,000 per year pension. Still surprised RBS paid 1bill (100mill legal costs) to prevent him being taken to court over the rights issue and spilling the beans.
IMO - time for an external candidate to make a clean cut from the past - male or female.
He would have been there when the PPI fiasco was being born then.
Might as well bring back Fred the Shred then.
No, Alison Rose is capable, and has come up through the crises. Let’s have the only scale FTSE 100 with women at the helm.
Reading a sample of complaints is a strength, I think.
Latest rumour is that Boris wants an external candidate which means its curtains for Rose.
Apparently, RBS are sounding out boss of HSBC's UK operation - Ian Stuart - who apparently spent more than 20 years at Nastywest before it was taken over by RBS, together with spell at Barclays and then HSBC.
Sounds like a great candidate for job.
LOL. Your mate from the FCA either hasn't been for a very long time or he/she is telling you porkies. :D
The point about Rose is not that she's trying to read every complaint ever recorded, but that she's reading a large and current sample on a regular basis (for obvious reasons).
Allah bless us all the RBS share price will recover to provide us wealth and riches.
JABH - my mate from FCA tells me it is indeed still there. You can't miss it. Its got Fred's very own personal design features (carpet, desk, chair, net curtains), and of course, there's a large shredder in the corner !!!!!
As for Rose becoming CEO, she clearly has a problem with timekeeping or is going to get a very very long contract. At a rate of 100 complaints a day, it will take her about 10 years just to get through 2008 !
Hahaha, I don't think the rumour is true but it's funny. I think that whole area of the building was converted from an 'executive wing' to a much more inclusive, open workspace designed to serve the needs of the general workforce and the business at large.
I think Rose would be first CEO of a FTSE 100 company? And RBS would be the first FTSE 100 company to have females in both top jobs (CEO and CFO - Katie Murray already occupies the latter position). Both Rose and Murray are coming across with not only great 'likeability factor' but also highly competent. I really like the way Murray is able to talk about the Bank's financials in ways that fit the audience and can be understood by all. And I read that Rose takes home 100 complaints to read every night - that is commitment! Good luck to her.
Fred (TheShred) Goodwin of course LOL. Rumour has it his old office is still untouched since he departed - no kidding.
Back to the plot, Headhunters from Spencer Stewart are searching for a replacement with hot favourite being Alison Rose, deputy CEO of NatWest Holdings. The 49-year-old was appointed No2 at ringfenced banking operations in December, paving the way for her to replace Ross. History graduate, London-based mother-of-two, has worked at RBS for over 20 years with roles including head of Europe, Middle East and Africa, and head of leveraged finance for the UK and Europe. She recently oversaw a review of female entrepreneurship commissioned by the Treasury.
Apparently, shareholders “would be highly supportive” if Rose was offered the job and became the first female CEO of one of the big UK banks.
How come there is no RNS?
McEwan said to have been “Nabbed” by the Aussies. Who is his replacement?