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Chief executive officer, Royal Bank of Scotland

Nationality: British.

Born: 1959, in Paisley, United Kingdom.

Family: Married; children: two.

Career: Rosyth Royal Dockyard, 1985–1987, contract manager; Touche Ross, dates unknown, partner; Bank of Credit and Commerce International, dates unknown, chief operating officer; National Australia Bank, dates unknown, chief executive officer and director; Royal Bank of Scotland, 1998–2000, group chief executive; 2000–, CEO.

Awards: Named Global Businessman of the...