Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) shareholders have reacted with anger to the appointment of former CEO Fred Goodwin as an adviser to an architectural firm.
The infamous banker - dubbed "Fred the Shred" - left RBS in September 2008 with a controversial pension pot after steering the bank to near collapse at the height of the financial crisis. But before Christmas, Goodwin was appointed senior adviser to Scottish architectural firm RMJM - his first appointment since his acrimonious exit from RBS. The firm was involved in the construction of the Scottish Parliament building. Members of the RBS Shareholder Action Group, which is fighting a legal battle against RBS for its rights issue in May 2008, have reacted with anger at the appointment. ...
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