Africa
Ex-Crédit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam ponders publishing his story

Tidjane Thiam, former head of Crédit Suisse.
Tidjane Thiam, former head of Crédit Suisse. © Ennio Leanza/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP
As the Swiss banking giant regroups following the departure of its chairman António Horta-Osório this week, its former CEO Tidjane Thiam, also forced to resign in February 2020, has been looking for a publisher for his memoirs, in which he intends to provide a detailed account of his childhood in Ivory Coast. [...]
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