When Alan Smith returned to work he took no chances. The former head of Jardine Fleming finished his six months of gardening leave on April 1. Not wanting to look a fool he started a week later.
It is a welcome return for Smith, one of Hong Kong’s most experienced bankers and dealmakers, who has assumed the role of Credit Suisse First Boston’s vice-chairman in Asia. Smith left Jardine Fleming after a difficult year which culminated in the Colin Armstrong fund management scandal.
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