Other possible contenders might include an attempt to poach HSBC finance director Douglas Flint, or the reappointment of Thiam's predecessor Mark Tucker, possibly as an interim chief executive.
We made him finance director, a job in which an underfunded campaign needs an aggressor.
I have hired quite a few finance directors over the years.
Tesco's finance director recently suggested that they were merely having a "moment in the sun".
The finance director is subpoenaed by prosecution.
