Sir Fred Goodwin was a ‘dreadful' and menacing boss who flew into rages if the wrong biscuit was served in the boardroom, reveals a book chronicling his downfall.
The book, written by Tory MPs Matthew Hancock and Nadhim Zahawi, lays bare the disgraced banker's menacing management style and indulgent extravagances during his time at the helm of part-nationalised bank RBS, reports the Daily Mail. Masters Of Nothing: The Crash And How It Will Happen Again alleges the man dubbed ‘Fred the Shred', due to his ruthless obsession with cost-cutting, could not control his anger if the wrong type of biscuit was put in the boardroom. In an email titled ‘Rogue Biscuits', catering staff were threatened with disciplinary action after someone had the audacity ...
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