He was forced to flee the UK after his Edinburgh home was attacked, and has become a figure of loathing for the British public. FRED Goodwin is the disgraced chief executive - dubbed Fred the Shred - who was widely considered to be responsible for the bank's near-collapse in 2008.
He is frequently dubbed 'Fred the Shred' for his habit of buying a …
For years, the worst moniker you heard thrown at Goodwin, the former boss of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), was "Fred the Shred," on account of his knack for paring costs. SIR Fred Goodwin was prepared to acknowledge having an affair with a woman colleague, the High Court heard yesterday but wanted to keep the fling secret because he feared it … Fred 'The Shred' Goodwin amasses £17million pension 10 years after RBS crash that left millions £23k worse off . Fred Goodwin GOODWIN came under fire for his part in the 2008 crisis and was stripped of his knighthood in 2012 because of the “scale and severity of the impact of his actions”.
July 2016. Media caption Sir Jackie Stewart: "Fred Goodwin hasn't committed a crime of any kind" However, the move was not welcomed by all.
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Shredded: Sir Fred Goodwin's reputation is in tatters The arrogance of the disgraced former boss of the Royal Bank of Scotland Sir Fred Goodwin always has been his most striking feature.
However the outcry over his £700,000-a-year pension put paid to any plans for a quiet walk into the sunset. Four months after leaving Royal Bank of Scotland, former chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin is under fire for the generosity of his £650,000-a-year pension. Simon Walker, director general of …
Sir Fred, who stepped down after RBS had to be bailed out by the government, revelled in his nickname of Fred the Shred for cutting costs and jobs. Fred 'The Shred' Goodwin amasses £17million pension 10 years after RBS crash that left millions £23k worse off EXCLUSIVE: The grinning banker … Sir Fred Goodwin has being doing his best to stay out of the headlines since leaving RBS on its knees and begging the British Government for a bailout. CHEATING bank boss Sir Fred Goodwin has been kicked out of his family home by his wife over his affair, The Sun can reveal. There are few bankers with as fearsome a reputation as Sir Fred Goodwin, the chief executive of The Royal Bank of Scotland.