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Day: March 30, 2015

David Brierwood says banks would not be disrupted by tech companies

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on March 30, 2015

I had the rare opportunity to meet a famous MBA Alum, David Brierwood at Manchester Business School (MBA) this evening, when he delivered a speech on “Leadership and building your career for the long term”. David shared a fascinating story of how he joined Morgan Stanley and went on to become the Chief Operating Officer including meeting Nick Leeson before he joined the Bearings Bank. Afterwards I caught up with David to enquire about his thoughts on where the disruption to banks would come from. He is of the opinion that it would not come from tech companies such as Google…

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You are never too old to change your life around

You are never too old to change your life around

Published by Manoj Ranaweera on March 30, 2015

I consider myself a bit of a wimp when it comes to sports, e.g. I would never dare bungee jump. Growing up, the only certificate I won was for handwriting when my friends played rugby, cricket, etc for school and clubs. Whilst working, I won a cricket award when my employer’s team (Merz and McLellan) got promoted to the next division. Whilst I scored few runs and even got few wickets, I was never that good at cricket. I’ve played Badminton and Squash for fun, but never really competed. When I turned 46 last year, I took on cycling, after taking…

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