Sir Winfried Bischoff
Chairman of Citi - The World's Largest Bank
The Uncertainty of Business – Investment, Transition and Crisis
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Opportunities Versus Risk: With the world spotlight increasingly on investment and development possibilities in emerging markets, just what are the associated risks and opportunities and how do you ensure that your investments remain one step ahead? |
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Beyond The Big 4: The global focus is undoubtedly on BRIC, but where are the new non-traditional emerging markets? How can you benefit from superior stock valuation by investing in countries with faster reform and an investor friendly climate? |
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Crisis Management Before And After: Whilst crises are unpredictable, they are rarely unexpected, so what methods need to be implemented to avoid disaster? With volatile economic surroundings how do you ensure your business recovers if a crisis does occur and how do you regain shareholder confidence? |
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Transition Management: What are the right moves to take your company forward in times of growth and prosperity? How do you optimise your organisation’s opportunities by facilitating smooth takeovers, with strategic decisions on mergers and acquisitions? |
Facts about this speaker
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Awarded Knighthood in New Years Honours list 2000 |
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Awarded Doctorate in Science from City University |
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Honorary Fellow of St Anne’s College, Oxford |
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Awarded the "Freedom of the City of London" in February 2001 |
Sir Win Bischoff is the Chairman of Citi. He served as their acting Chief Executive Officer from November - December, 2007, at the same time, maintaining his role of Chairman of Citi Europe.
Sir Win joined the Company Finance Division of J. Henry Schroder & Co. Limited, London, in 1966. He was appointed Chairman in October 1983 and Group Chief Executive of Schroders plc in December 1984. He was later appointed Chairman in 1995. Following the acquisition of Schroders' investment banking business by Salomon Smith Barney, Inc., a subsidiary of Citi, he assumed the role of Chairman of Citi Europe in 2000. When Sir Win took over Schroders, it was valued at £30 million. In 2000 when acquired by Citi, it was worth £1.3 billion.
Sir Win also acted as a non-executive Director of Cable and Wireless plc and subsequently Deputy Chairman. His other non-executive directorships included IFIL – Finanziaria di Partecipazioni SpA, Italy and Siemens Holdings Plc.
Currently Sir Win is a Non-Executive Director of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Land Securities plc, Eli Lilly and Company, Akbank Turkey, and Prudential plc.
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