The appointment of John Craven as the new CEO of Morgan Jianfu was a little smooth.
Obviously, as the two strategic shareholders holding 5% of the shares, Gaoyi and Deutsche Bank naturally support their attitude. Now Morgan Jianfu is so turbulent that it is necessary to have capable people who know the root and the bottom to stabilize the overall situation. If Morgan Jianfu can't even hold the traditional advantage plate, is there a value foundation for the complementary cooperative relationship between us and Morgan Jianfu?
As for the director of Morgan Jianfu, he also liked the background of John Craven.
If Morgan Jianfu is really sued for compensation or compensation because of the Guinness transaction scandal, it will be a disaster for Morgan Jianfu with limited own capital.
In addition, this year is the year of the British election. In order to win votes, Thatcher's government broke the so-called free market conventions and wanted to intervene in the senior management of Morgan Jianfu. If the board of directors of Morgan Jianfu can't take the initiative and set a new management until it is appointed by the government, it can be imagined how passive it is.
Therefore, when John Craven expressed his willingness to accept the attitude of taking orders in the face of danger to the directors of Morgan Jianfu who took the initiative to contact him, he became the new CEO of Morgan Jianfu, which can be regarded as immediately entering the stage of going through the process.
In this way, John Craven took office, which triggered various reactions from the outside world, including surprise.
To what extent Gao Yi was involved in the Guinness trading scandal and whispered, Xiangjiang was even more surprised when he got the news of the senior personnel developments in the city of London.
Take Christopher Reeves, CEO of Morgan Jianfu, as a comparison, and it's easy to understand why.
As early as the late 1960s, Christopher Reeves joined Morgan Jianfu; In the early 1980s, he was promoted to the CEO of Morgan Jianfu group.
Further, before Morgan Jianfu completely parted ways with the Morgan Consortium on the other side of the Atlantic, the internal staff of Morgan Jianfu and Morgan Stanley, including Morgan Jianfu and Morgan Stanley, have to go to the Morgan consortium headquarters on Wall Street 2 for training, and the rules for the use of talents are understood.
John Craven's appointment as CEO of Morgan Jianfu broke this practice, but it's not entirely right to say that John Craven's appointment is airborne. After all, he has always made a voice on the board of directors of Morgan Jianfu on behalf of Gaoyi.
No matter how passive the situation of Morgan Jianfu is, those who can be the CEO of Morgan Jianfu do not have enough qualifications, certainly not.
In this regard, John Craven's achievements are also good. Only from the familiar achievements of Xiangjiang, John Craven's activities are seen in the acquisition war of Dadong telegraph office and the acquisition war of Standard Chartered Bank.
In a word, surprise comes to surprise. It is natural for John Craven to take up the post of CEO of Morgan Jianfu. Otherwise, the board of directors of Morgan Jianfu will not accept it. Next, let's look at John Craven's specific performance.
After taking office, the first thing John Craven did personally was to improve relations with the British government.
Morgan Jianfu's M & a business has been booming, but the previous response to the demand for several privatized financial services in Thatcher's house has been indifferent, which has greatly displeased the senior officials at No. 10 Downing Street.
The reason why Morgan Jianfu is so "ignorant", the logic is not difficult to understand. He hates doing this kind of government business. He doesn't have enough money, but there are too many picky things, which are difficult to serve. As a result, after he poked the basket, he was beaten by the other party as a drowning dog, which has become a bargaining chip for others to win votes.
John Craven's attitude is very clear. Once the emperor and a courtier, Morgan Jianfu will not be so short-sighted and picky, and is sincerely willing to serve the government. Well, social responsibility can't be forgotten. This is the quality that a company should have.
With this tone, Thatcher's government could not really force Morgan Jianfu to death. It said that if the board of directors of Morgan Jianfu did not replace the senior management and explain the Guinness trading scandal, it would personally appoint the senior management of Morgan Jianfu, just to achieve such effects.
After all, Morgan Jianfu just has a bad reputation and still has strength, and Thatcher's house still needs Morgan Jianfu. There is one thing in front of us.
When British Chancellor of the exchequer Nigel Lawson met John Craven, he mentioned that now Morgan Jianfu has the opportunity to work effectively. As an eye-catching part of privatization, the British government plans to sell more shares of BP. Is Morgan Jianfu willing to act as an underwriter?
In 1979, the Thatcher government started the privatization of BP. For the first time, a large number of BP shares were sold, accounting for about 5% of the total shares of BP, reducing the British government's shareholding in BP to 46%.
Now, the global stock market is so good that Thatcher's government wants to take this opportunity to sell BP's shares on a larger scale. Specifically, it can sell as soon as it can, in exchange for the predetermined target of £ 7.5 billion.
At the time of the performance, John Craven naturally did not hesitate and immediately said that Morgan Jianfu was willing to become one of the underwriters of the large-scale sale of BP shares by the British government.
"So, how much share does Morgan Jianfu intend to underwrite?" At this time, Nigel Lawson was a fat man with a height of 178 cm and a weight of nearly 220 kg. When pressed, he felt very oppressive.
John Craven did not dare to give a specific answer on the spot under pressure, because Morgan Jianfu's securities business is weak, far inferior to the asset management business in the first place, and even inferior to the emerging M & a business. The reason is that it is limited by its own capital.
At this stage, the situation in the oil market is very complex. The price of crude oil alone has fallen to the trough since the outbreak of the world oil crisis in the 1970s. Such potential risks can not be completely offset by the current hot global stock market.
"After I go back, I will communicate with all the directors immediately and will certainly give a satisfactory answer to Zhengfu." Finally, John Craven answered truthfully.
Nigel Lawson nodded. "Then I'll wait for the good news."
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In Morgan jianfuli, John Craven's real backers are Gao Yi and Deutsche Bank. Therefore, after leaving from Nigel Lawson, he reported to Sir Gao at the first time.
At this time, Gao Xian is arranging a heavyweight personnel appointment.
Even if Christopher Reeves leaves Morgan Jianfu sadly, he is still of great value. Sir Gao asks him to be the president of Lehman Brothers in charge of Europe and the Middle East, so as to contain the old forces of Lehman Brothers. At the same time, he can bring new atmosphere to Lehman Brothers with the help of Christopher Reeves's innovation ability. If the effect is good, It can also be extended to Gaoyi and Gaoyi America.
In this case, does Christopher Reeves have any reason to refuse to reemploy? A little reserved, he happily accepted the appointment.
Gao Xian was equally satisfied. He placed John Craven as the internal agent of Morgan Jianfu, and then arranged Christopher Reeves to check and balance the old forces at Lehman Brothers, which reflected the mystery of employment. Just like an increasingly undisguised phenomenon, star professional managers shuttle between international companies. This year, he is the CEO of this company, The year after next was the CEO of that company, which was dazzling, but what remained unchanged behind it?