Erin Callan, on her biggest mistake as Lehman’s LEH CFO: You can't be naive about the press. I had a lot of positive exposure but didn't recognize the opportunity for significant negative exposure. Exposure becomes celebrity, and you get a persona. That persona got away from me and the firm....
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Bill Tanona - Goldman Sachs. William Tanona – Goldman Sachs So, just obviously you were pretty defensive I would say this quarter as you went through the whole deleveraging process. How do you change the...
Erin Callan, deposed last month as CFO of Lehman Brothers, has moved over to Credit Suisse. Her position is a brand new one: global head of Credit Suisse's hedge fund business. Before she moved to the management suite at Lehman she advised hedge funds there and is...
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator instructions. Our first question today is from Meredith Whitney, you may ask your question and please state your company name. Meredith Whitney – Oppenheimer & Co. Hi, good morning, Oppenheimer. You did a great job Erin and I really...
It's been said that Winston Churchill was a great wartime leader, but less effective during peacetime. There are some senior executives that fall into that category, too. Today, Trevor Bish-Jones, Woolworths' chief executive, has stepped down, the latest in a...
The Find: Recent resignations of women in top leadership positions have one economist wondering if the executive positions given to women are more precarious than those entrusted to their male counterparts or, to put it another way, whether many professional women aren't standing on the edge of a...