What nickname was given to former bank chief Sir Fred Godwin?
"Fred Goodwin Frederick Anderson Goodwin, FRSE, FCIBS (born 17 August 1958) is a Scottish chartered accountant and former banker who was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) between 2001 and 2009. From 2000 to 2008, he presided over RBS's rapid rise to global prominence as the world's largest company by assets (£1.9 trillion), and fifth-largest bank by stock market value and its even more rapid fall as RBS was forced into effective nationalisation in 2008. On 11 October 2008, Goodwin officially announced his resignation as chief executive and an early retirement, effective from 31"
"In addition, the Queen and Prince Charles were sympathetic to Goodwin and concerned about the implications of the annulment, as Goodwin had been a good custodian of their charities and served quietly after his departure from RBS. Other awards received by Goodwin include: Fred Goodwin Frederick Anderson Goodwin, FRSE, FCIBS (born 17 August 1958) is a Scottish chartered accountant and former banker who was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) between 2001 and 2009. From 2000 to 2008, he presided over RBS's rapid rise to global prominence as the world's largest company by assets"
"the time of its collapse in 2008 the Royal Bank of Scotland was the world's fifth largest bank by market capitalisation. CEO Fred ""the Shred"" Goodwin was known for taking excessive risks and showing little concern for his mismanagement, which led to the bank's collapse. Goodwin's demeanour toward colleagues was unpredictable and he is said to have lived a luxury lifestyle while fostering a culture of fear, such that ""colleagues suspected he was a psychopath"". Renowned psychotherapist Professor Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries singled out Goodwin and former Barclays CEO Bob Diamond as exhibiting psychopathic behaviours in his working"
"Fred Gardiner Frederick Goldwin ""Fred"" Gardiner, (January 21, 1895 – August 22, 1983) was a Canadian politician, lawyer and businessman. He was the first chairman of Metropolitan Toronto council, the governing body for the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto, from 1953 to 1961. As Metro Chairman, Gardiner, nicknamed ""Big Daddy"", was a staunch advocate of growth and expansion and was responsible for many capital works projects, including the Gardiner Expressway (named for him) and the Don Valley Parkway. Gardiner, after graduating first in his law class, became a well-known criminal lawyer. He invested in various businesses, including consumer credit, sawmills, manufacturing"
"Stuart Goodwin Sir Stuart Coldwell Goodwin (19 April 1886 – 6 June 1969) was a Sheffield steel industrialist and philanthropist who gave away over £500,000 to charities. He was head of the Neepsend Steel and Tool Corporation. He was knighted in the 1953 Coronation Honours list and was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1955. There is a sports centre in Sheffield named after him, as was the Goodwin Fountain on Fargate in the same city. In the 1950s he sponsored and financially supported a number of golf tournaments including the 1957 Ryder Cup and the 1960 Curtis Cup matches at"
"Lindrick Golf Club. Goodwin was President of Lindrick from 1958 to 1960. Stuart Goodwin Sir Stuart Coldwell Goodwin (19 April 1886 – 6 June 1969) was a Sheffield steel industrialist and philanthropist who gave away over £500,000 to charities. He was head of the Neepsend Steel and Tool Corporation. He was knighted in the 1953 Coronation Honours list and was High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire in 1955. There is a sports centre in Sheffield named after him, as was the Goodwin Fountain on Fargate in the same city. In the 1950s he sponsored and financially supported a number of golf tournaments"
"Reg Goodwin Sir Reginald Eustace Goodwin (3 July 1908 – 29 September 1986), usually known as Sir Reg Goodwin, was a British politician. He was Leader of the Greater London Council from 1973-77. On the moderate wing of the Labour Party, he favoured public control of utilities. Goodwin was from a middle-class family of five and was born in Streatham. He went to Strand School, leaving at 16 to become a tea-buyer for a City firm. In his spare time he worked at the Oxford and Bermondsey Boys' Club, a charity set up by the University of Oxford to help"
"Earl Godwin (radio newsman) Earl Godwin (January 24, 1881 – September 23, 1956) was a prominent 20th century newsman and radio personality. After a successful career as a print journalist and editor, he transitioned into one of the leading newscasters and commentators of the Golden Age of Radio, attracting a nationwide audience. He was elected president of the White House Correspondents' Association, an influential group of journalists that still exists today with special access to the White House, and also served as president of the Radio Correspondents' Association. Dubbed the ""Earl of Godwin"" by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, he was"
"Francis Godwin Francis Godwin (1562–1633) was an English historian, science fiction author, divine, Bishop of Llandaff and of Hereford. He was the son of Thomas Godwin, Bishop of Bath and Wells, born at Hannington, Northamptonshire. He was the great uncle of the writer Jonathan Swift. He was elected student of Christ Church, Oxford, in 1578, took his bachelor's degree in 1580, and that of master in 1583. After holding two Somerset livings he was in 1587 appointed subdean of Exeter. In 1590 he accompanied William Camden on an antiquarian tour through Wales. He was created bachelor of divinity in 1593,"
"Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard William Edgar Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard, (10 April 1877 – 29 May 1971) was Lord Chief Justice of England from 1946 to 1958, known for his strict sentencing and conservative views despite being the first Lord Chief Justice to be appointed by a Labour government, as well as the first to possess a law degree.Goddard's no-nonsense reputation was reflected in a number of nicknames that he acquired, these included: 'The Tiger', 'Justice-in-a-jiffy', and - from Winston Churchill—'Lord God-damn'. William Edgar Rayner Goddard was born on 10 April 1877 at Bassett Road, Notting Hill, London, the second"
"Tugendhat went on to rule that other accusations in Barber's review were defamatory of Thornton, and awarded the latter a further £50,000 in damages. By doing so, the judge overturned the Telegraph Media Group's ""offer of amends"" defence, a first in English legal history. In May 2011 Tugendhat partially lifted a gagging order brought by Sir Fred Goodwin, the former chief executive of the Royal Bank of Scotland, just hours after details of his alleged extra-marital affair were made public in the House of Lords. Tugendhat varied the injunction to allow publication of Goodwin's name, but not details of the"
"Freddie Goodwin (footballer, born 1944) Frederick James Goodwin (born 4 January 1944) is an English former footballer who scored 27 goals in 353 league games in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stockport County, Blackburn Rovers, Southport, and Port Vale in the 1960s and 1970s. He won the Fourth Division title with Stockport County in 1966–67, and played in all of the top four divisions of English football. Goodwin began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, who finished 18th in the First Division in 1961–62 under the stewardship of Stan Cullis. Wolves went on to finish fifth in 1962–63, and 16th"
"Harry Godwin Sir Harry Godwin, FRS (9 May 1901 – 12 August 1985) was a prominent English botanist and ecologist of the 20th century. He is considered to be an influential peatland scientist, who coined the phrase ""peat archives"" in 1981. He had a long association with Clare College, Cambridge. Godwin was born in Yorkshire and soon after moved to Long Eaton, Derbyshire. He had a successful school career and gained scholarship to Clare College, Cambridge in 1918, gaining his PhD in 1926. He was to be closely involved with Clare College for the rest of his life. It was"
"liquidation of Bank of Credit and Commerce International after its collapse in July 1991. At 32, Goodwin was in charge of 1,000 people with teams from London to Abu Dhabi and the Cayman Islands that eventually returned over half the money from one of the most complicated, high-profile financial frauds ever. His move into banking came through his work at Touche Ross with the National Australia Bank, contributing due diligence to its 1987 takeover of Clydesdale Bank from the then Midland Bank and again with its 1995 takeover of Yorkshire Bank. During work on the latter he caught the eye"
"applicant were identified as a banker that would be likely to lead to his being named, which would defeat the purpose of granting him anonymity"". The judge criticised press reporting of the case as including ""misleading and inaccurate statements"". Goodwin has chaired various government task forces including one examining the work of credit unions and the New Deal programme. He is a former president of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland. Goodwin became chairman of The Prince's Trust in 2003. It was announced in January 2009 that his tenure would not be renewed for another three-year term, which he"
"a banker"". As matters discussed in Parliament can be freely reported by the press, newspapers including ""The Guardian"", ""The Independent"", and ""The Daily Telegraph"", reported that Goodwin had obtained such an injunction, while still remaining unable to explain what information the injunction restricted the publication of. On 19 May 2011, Lord Stoneham, speaking in the House of Lords, asked the Government ""how can it be right for a super-injunction to hide the alleged relationship between Sir [""sic""] Fred Goodwin and a senior colleague?"" Later that day, the High Court varied the order, allowing Goodwin's name to be published, but continued"
"underwent a ""baptism of fire"", leading on the £500bn 2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package. In February 2009 Lord Myners was at the centre of controversy concerning the amount of pension paid to Fred Goodwin, the former chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland. Myners said that he did not approve the details of Goodwin's pension settlement when it was arranged the previous autumn as part of the government's bailout of RBS, pointing out that this was a matter for the Board of RBS. However, former RBS chairman Sir Tom McKillop disputed Myners' account in later evidence to the Treasury"
"Tommy Godwin (footballer) Thomas Fergus Godwin (20 August 1927 – 6 August 1996), commonly referred to as Tommy Godwin, was an Irish footballer who played for Shamrock Rovers, Leicester City and Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic F.C.. On 21 September 1949, together with Con Martin, Johnny Carey and Peter Farrell, he was also a member of the Ireland team that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. After playing as a youth with both Reds United and Home Farm, Godwin joined Shamrock Rovers while he continued to work as a carpenter. He"
"identified him as one of twenty-five people who were at the heart of the financial meltdown. Nick Cohen described Goodwin in ""The Guardian"" as ""the characteristic villain of our day"", who made £20m from RBS and left the taxpayer ""with an unlimited liability for the cost of cleaning up the mess"". An online column by Daniel Gross labelled Goodwin ""The World's Worst Banker"", a phrase echoed elsewhere in the media. Gordon Prentice MP argued that his knighthood should be revoked as it is ""wholly inappropriate and anomalous for someone to retain such a reward in these circumstances."" Other members have"
"Derek Goodwin Derek Goodwin (26 February 1920 – 14 May 2008) was a British ornithologist who wrote a series of what ""The Times"" called ""definitive works"" on estrildid finches, crows and pigeons. He was considered to be an expert on bird behaviour. Goodwin was born Richard Patrick Goodwin in Woking, United Kingdom, on 26 February 1920. His parents called him Derek for reasons he never fully understood, but the name stayed with him for his entire life. He served in the British military in the Royal Artillery during World War II and was a veteran of the Siege of Tobruk."
"Arthur Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley Arthur Windham Baldwin, 3rd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley (22 March 1904 – 5 July 1976) was a British businessman, RAF officer, and author. His books included a combative defence of the posthumous reputation of his father, Stanley Baldwin, the former prime minister of the UK, in which he severely criticised several leading historians of the time. Baldwin was the son of Stanley Baldwin, later 1st Earl of Baldwin of Bewdley, and his wife, Lucy, ""née"" Ridsdale. He was known to his family and friends by the nickname ""Bloggs"". He was educated at Eton"
"year and was expected to become a Tory, earning him the nickname ""Sir Shortly Floorcross"". Instead, he resigned from Parliament in 1958, saying he was tired of party politics. He was made one of Britain's first life peers on 14 February 1959 as Baron Shawcross, of Friston in the County of Sussex, and sat in the House of Lords as a cross-bencher. During the committal hearing for the suspected serial killer doctor John Bodkin Adams in January 1957, he was seen dining with the defendant's suspected lover, Sir Roland Gwynne (Mayor of Eastbourne from 1929–31), and Lord Goddard, the Lord"
"“Crazy For You” (1992), which won a Tony & Olivier Award, and “Kiss Me, Kate” (1999) which won Tonys and Oliviers awards as well. Godwin retired to Healdsburg, California in 1988 where he converted his ranch into a vineyard and winery where they sell an assortment of Godwin Wines. Richard Godwin Richard Philip Godwin (March 21, 1922 – March 3, 2005) also known as Dick, was born in Clifton, New Jersey, but raised in New Britain, Connecticut. Served in the United States Navy during WWII, enlisted July 1, 1943, and discharged June 21, 1946. Received a bachelor's degree in Engineering"
"regarding perfectibility and human progress, he probably dropped the subject because of political expedience when he realised that it might discredit his other views. Godwin explored the themes of life extension and immortality in his gothic novel ""St. Leon"", which became popular (and notorious) at the time of its publication in 1799, but is now mostly forgotten. ""St. Leon"" may have provided inspiration for his daughter's novel ""Frankenstein"". William Godwin William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first"
"Goodwin became a member of the Greater London Council after its first election in 1964 and chaired the Finance Committee in the Labour administration. After the Conservatives won a landslide election victory in 1967 he was chosen as the new Labour Leader almost by default, other more dynamic personalities having been defeated. He was knighthood on the recommendation of Harold Wilson in the 1968 New Year Honours and was almost always known as 'Sir Reg' thereafter. After the second defeat in 1970 Goodwin became more aggressive in his opposition to Sir Desmond Plummer's Conservative GLC. Labour had not opposed the"
"– who made raids in the south and abroad when it suited him. He joined Royal Bank of Scotland in 1998 as deputy CEO to then-CEO Sir George Mathewson, who had ambitions to make RBS a major player rather than a national bank. RBS made waves in 2000 with its £23.6 billion takeover of NatWest, a bank three times its size. Although Goodwin's predecessor Mathewson led the deal, it was Goodwin's diligence and ability to impress investors which secured it against fierce competition from the Bank of Scotland. The ""Sunday Times"" wrote that ""The NatWest deal was the making of"
"Robert Godwin Robert Godwin (born 1958, England) is a British author who has written about rock music and spaceflight. Early in his career he was a rock music impresario who managed a venue in Burlington, Ontario and founded Griffin Music. After attending Ellesmere College in Shropshire, where he studied Mathematics and Physics, he emigrated to Canada. His third cousin was New Zealand military aviator James Gowing Godwin and Lt. Sidney Godwin, who rode with Marshall's Horse, was his great-grandfather. In 1981, he managed the Orient Express night club, a venue in Burlington, Ontario where many world class rock acts performed"
"January 2009 – a month before RBS announced that its 2008 loss totalled £24.1 billion, the largest annual loss in UK corporate history. From January 2010, he was employed as a senior adviser to RMJM, an international architecture firm. He left the position after less than a year. Goodwin was knighted in 2004 for his services to banking, but in a highly unusual move the honour was annulled by the Queen on 1 February 2012. The Cabinet Office explained ""The scale and severity of the impact of his actions as CEO of RBS made this an exceptional case."" Born in"
"the coach of Hutt Valley United. He later emigrated to France. Source: Freddie Goodwin (footballer, born 1944) Frederick James Goodwin (born 4 January 1944) is an English former footballer who scored 27 goals in 353 league games in the Football League for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Stockport County, Blackburn Rovers, Southport, and Port Vale in the 1960s and 1970s. He won the Fourth Division title with Stockport County in 1966–67, and played in all of the top four divisions of English football. Goodwin began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers, who finished 18th in the First Division in 1961–62 under the stewardship of"
"William Godwin William Godwin (3 March 1756 – 7 April 1836) was an English journalist, political philosopher and novelist. He is considered one of the first exponents of utilitarianism and the first modern proponent of anarchism. Godwin is most famous for two books that he published within the space of a year: ""An Enquiry Concerning Political Justice"", an attack on political institutions, and ""Things as They Are; or, The Adventures of Caleb Williams"", an early mystery novel which attacks aristocratic privilege. Based on the success of both, Godwin featured prominently in the radical circles of London in the 1790s. He"
"of National Australia Bank executive Don Argus, and was invited to become deputy chief executive of Clydesdale in 1995, and as per his ""five-second rule"", accepted on the spot rising to chief executive of National Australia's British banking operations in 1996. Around this time he gained the moniker ""Fred the Shred"" from City financiers, reflecting a reputation for ruthlessly generating cost savings and efficiencies whilst at Clydesdale. He was later described as ""a corporate Attila"", having gained a reputation in the City for being a fearsome outsider – being Scottish, and not educated at a public school or at Oxbridge"
"Freddie Goodwin Freddie Goodwin (28 June 1933 – 19 February 2016) was an English professional football player and manager. He also played county cricket for Lancashire. A wing half, Goodwin was signed as a trainee from Cheshire Schoolboys by Manchester United on 1 October 1953 as one of the Busby Babes. He made his senior debut for the club on 20 November 1954 against Arsenal. He helped the club win the 1956 and 1957 league championships, and was a member of the United team that made a comeback from the Munich air disaster that claimed the lives of eight players"
"Birmingham, he was also known for introducing yoga, psychological testing and other new training techniques. Goodwin also made 11 first-class appearances for Lancashire County Cricket Club (1955–1956) as a right-arm fast-medium bowler. Goodwin later moved to the United States to coach and serve as president of the Minnesota Kicks; he also coached Tacoma Stars. He lived Washington state where he also had a travel agency. He died of cancer at Gig Harbor, Washington, on 19 February 2016 at the age of 82. Freddie Goodwin Freddie Goodwin (28 June 1933 – 19 February 2016) was an English professional football player and"