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Harrison, 48, is part of a new breed of fortysomethings in charge at BZW a departure from the over-50s hierarchy that prevailed before. The new head of equities, Steve Harker, whose department employs 1,700 of BZW’s total headcount of 7,500, also fits this mould. “What you see is what you get with Harrison and [Barclays’ chief executive Martin] Taylor,” says Harker who doesn’t have any problems with that approach. Harrison is bold. His first few days in his new position were a blitzkrieg: he started on Tuesday, fired acting chief executive Donald Brydon on Wednesday, and restructured the management committee on Thursday. |
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