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A bold new era at Credit Suisse

Tidjane Thiam probably only ticks about half the bank's boxes for its new CEO. But he ticks the right half

A bold new era at Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse’s decision to choose Tidjane Thiam as its next CEO is nothing if not bold.

When the bank was searching for a successor to Brady Dougan, it must have had a sheet with boxes to be ticked. The 52-year-old native of Ivory Coast probably ticks only half of them. But he ticks the right half.

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