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’RBS seeks to defuse investor anger
The Royal Bank of Scotland has moved to defuse a backlash from shareholders angered that Sir Philip Hampton, chairman, has taken on another boardroom role, reports the Daily Telegraph. The bank has called investors to reassure them that Sir Philip,
RBS chief under fire over Anglo role
Shareholders in Royal Bank of Scotland are protesting that Sir Philip Hampton has taken a non-executive board position at Anglo American in addition to his full-time role as chairman of RBS. Investors are concerned his new role at the mining group will distract him from steering RBS,
RBS chairman gets £1.5m share options
Sir Philip Hampton, chairman of RBS, the majority state-owned UK bank, has been awarded £1.5m of share options, on top of a £750,000 salary, it emerged on Monday. The news comes shortly after the row over disclosures that Sir Fred Goodwin,
Profits goal for UK public bank stake
The taxpayer’s multi-billion pound stake in the British banking industry is to be managed by a new “arm’s length” company, whose aim is to ensure that nationalisation yields a profit. Sir Philip Hampton,
Feted of Doha: Sainsbury’s travels
This is all frightfully cosy.
The lead Qatar story no less in the Gulf Times on Monday related to this meeting shown right.
The caption, under the headline, SAINSBURY CHIEF FETED, ran:
THE Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani,