http://www.sgforums.com/forums/2517/topics/270664 en-US 60 <p>I think he’s a good choice, smart and brainy.</p> Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:04:15 +0800 www.sgforums.com:2517:270664:6901498 DC+ http://www.sgforums.com/forums/2517/topics/270664 <p>Basket!<br /> <br /> Post in Chit Chat, ended up in godforsaken "virua striker".<br /> <br /> WTF.</p> Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:00:21 +0800 www.sgforums.com:2517:270664:6901483 maurizio13 http://www.sgforums.com/forums/2517/topics/270664 <p>The man who helped bring down Barings Bank in 1995 through illegal financial dealings has been appointed Galway United Football Club's chief executive.<br /> Nick Leeson served more than three-and-a-half years in a Singapore jail after being convicted of fraud.<br /> <br /> He has rebuilt his life on the west coast of Ireland, and became Galway United's general manager in 2005.<br /> <br /> In a statement on the club's website Chairman John Fallon said Mr Leeson had "been a wonderful addition".<br /> <br /> Leeson's activities as a "rogue trader" in the currency market triggered Barings' collapse and its assets were subsequently sold for just £1 to Dutch bank ING.<br /> <br /> His experiences were dramatised in a film starring Ewan McGregor. In March of this year, Mr Leeson revealed he had started to deal in currencies again, using his own money.<br /> <br /> Galway United - founded as Galway Rovers in 1937 - was promoted to Ireland's Eircom League Premier Division this season, and currently ranks third from bottom of the table.<br /> <br /> Mr Fallon said the new CEO - originally from Watford in Hertfordshire - had "driven the club forward over the past few years".<br /> <br /> In a statement on the club's website the new chief said a lot of hard work had taken place at the club but there was "still a lot to do".<br /> <br /> "But the club is heading in the right direction and I am looking forward to being part of that development," Mr Leeson said.<br /> <br /> Source: <a href= "http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6918412.stm" rel= "nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/6918412.stm</a><br /> <br /> Brought down the Queen's bank, convicted of fraud, now CEO of a football club.<br /> <br /> <img title="Laughing" src="/images/emoticons/classic/icon_lol.gif" alt="Laughing" /><br /> <br /> Some guys have all the luck.</p> Fri, 27 Jul 2007 17:33:05 +0800 www.sgforums.com:2517:270664:6901389 maurizio13 http://www.sgforums.com/forums/2517/topics/270664