You almost feel sorry for Tidjane Thiam, the CEO of Credit Suisse. According to a New York Times article, he offended the firm’s princely investment bankers, apparently by speaking harshly to them and insisting they stop losing the shareholders’ money. Now they are throwing their Gucci loafers at him and warning the castle is about […]
At a time when most executives are ready to work on their golf game, Kevin Sharer, who recently stepped down as CEO of Amgen, is taking up a new challenge as a professor at the Harvard Business School. His move offers several lessons in risk-taking.
The insider-trading case against ex-McKinsey boss Rajat Gupta is now with the jury. From the beginning, this looked like a clear case of wrongdoing, but I believe there’s a good chance he’ll go free.