News Tag: new chairman
February 6, 2009
Royal Bank of Scotland’s (RBS) new chairman, Sir Philip Hampton, is to shake-up the bank’s boardroom with the loss of seven non-executive directors.
Sir Philip, former Sainsbury’s chief, took over this week after Sir Tom McKillop announced he was to step down two months early.
The bank, which is almost 70% owned by the taxpayer, will part ways with ...
New RBS chairman wields axe on seven directors
by Kay Murchie
May 30, 2008
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced that Adair Turner will be the new chairman of the City's watchdog, when Sir Callum McCarthy steps down in September.
Lord Turner is a director at many firms, including Standard Chartered, as well as head of the government's committee on climate change.
Furthermore, he supervised the government's Pensions Commission between 2003 and 2006, and the ...
New Chairman for the FSA
by Kay Murchie
April 17, 2008
The new chairman of UBS has been criticised by Luqman Arnold, who runs the UK-based investment fund Olivant, and is the former chief executive of UBS.
The Swiss investment bank has been the biggest casualty of the credit squeeze so far and its new chairman, Peter Kurer, has been subject to heavy criticism by Mr Arnold who has purchased a 0.7% ...
New UBS chairman subject to criticism
by Kay Murchie
