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Was Nick Leeson CEO of Galway United?

“Nick Leeson. And a football link. He later went on to be CEO of Galway United in Ireland.”
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Nick Leeson was appointed commercial manager of Galway United in 2005, became general manager later that year, and was promoted to chief executive in July 2007. He served as CEO until his resignation in early 2011.

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theguardian.com
  • Nick Leeson | The Guardian

    Nick Leeson was the trader who brought down Barings Bank in 1995. He is now general manager of Galway United FC

lefigaro.fr
  • Nick Leeson retrouve un travail dans la finance

    En 2007, Nick leeson était président du club de foot de Galway, en Irlande. PAUL MCERLANE/BLOOMBERG NEWS · En 1995, le trader britannique avait provoqué la ruine de la prestigieuse banque Barings.

kommersant.ru
vedomosti.ru
en.wikipedia.org
  • Nick Leeson - Wikipedia

    Leeson was appointed commercial manager of Galway United in April 2005, rising to the position of general manager in November 2005. By July 2007 he had become the club's CEO.

  • Galway United F.C. - Wikipedia

    He then became general manager in late November 2005 and by July 2007 he had become the club's CEO. By the end of the decade United were joined in the League of Ireland by two other Galway–based teams, Mervue United and Salthill ...

web.archive.org
thefullwiki.org
  • Nick Leeson - The Full Wiki

    Nicholas "Nick" Leeson (born 25 February 1967) is the CEO of Irish football club Galway United.[1] Leeson is a former derivatives broker.

fr.wikipedia.org
  • Nick Leeson — Wikipédia

    Il vit plus tard dans le comté de Galway, à l'ouest de l'Irlande, et devient directeur général du club de football Galway United en novembre 2005. Il a écrit un livre autobiographique, Rogue Trader, qui relate son histoire. Ce livre a ensuite été adapté au cinéma, sous le même titre, ...

irishtimes.com
  • Leeson gets top job at Galway – The Irish Times

    Nick Leeson has been promoted from general manager of Galway United to chief executive the club. The former rogue-trader, who brought about the collapse of Britain's Barings Bank in 1995 after racking up losses of $1.4 billion through illegal ...

abc.net.au
galwaybeo.ie
biogs.com
marketswiki.com
  • Nick Leeson - MarketsWiki, A Commonwealth of Market Knowledge

    He became the general manager later that year, and then CEO in 2007. He resigned in 2011, but maintains shares of Galway United and is an active representative with the Football Association of Ireland.[4] Leeson holds a bachelor's degree in psychology. ... ↑ The Gambler Who Bet All of Barings's Chips; Trader Nicholas Leeson Lived the High Life -- and Lost a Billion. The Washington Post. ↑ Leeson denies trying to elude authorities. USA Today. ↑ The Greatest Financial Scandals: Nick Leeson.

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