• A DEFINING CHANGE
• MERGER FAILURE LEADS TO NEW JOB
• EXPANDS BUSINESS AND REDUCES OVERHEAD
• THE PR WARS
• VALUE-BASED MANAGEMENT
• MOVING ON
• SOURCES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Chief executive officer, Barclays Bank

Nationality: Irish.

Born: September 20, 1944, in County Kerry, Ireland.

Education: Attended Harvard Business School.

Family: Married Irene Korsak, c. 1967 (divorced, 1995); married Anne-Marie Sten, 1997 (separated); children (first marriage): four.

Career: Bank of Montreal, 1962–1967, clerk; 1967, management trainee; 1967–1987, held various management positions; 1987–1989,...