By Ian Fraser Sunday Herald November 28th, 2004 JAMES Crosby, the chief executive of Halifax Bank of Scotland, is beginning to gain something of a reputation as a “nearly man” in the City of London. The Yorkshireman’s decision to walk away from a possible £1.2 billion takeover of National Australia Bank’s two Irish banks followed [...]
By Ian Fraser Sunday Herald November 14th, 2004 I’M just a simple Scots country lad,” insists Sir Tom McKillop, the boss of AstraZeneca, Britain’s second biggest pharmaceuticals company. McKillop was seeking to play down his naming 10 days ago as Britain’s best-connected boardroom chief in The Times Power 100. Speaking in the company’s head office [...]
By Ian Fraser Sunday Herald November 14th, 2004 CLYDESDALE Bank is adopting guerrilla marketing in its battle with deeper-pocketed rivals HBOS and Royal Bank of Scotland by, among other things, sponsoring the weather on Clyde One FM. David Thorburn, chief operating officer at Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks, said: “With much more limited funds we’re trying [...]