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Sunday
Nov042012

The Real Story: Why Citigroup Fired Vikram Pandit

Why Citigroup's $261 million dollar man got sacked.

The resignation of Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit last week was not as sudden as it seemed, reports CNBC's Kayla Tausche.  Here's the NYT story published Friday.

How Vikram Pandit Was Ousted From Citi

Pandit was completely blindsided Oct. 15 when he walked into Chairman Michael O'Neill's office, the same day Citigroup reported strong earnings.

Mr. Pandit was immediately told three news releases were ready.  One stated that Mr. Pandit had resigned, effective immediately.  Another that he would resign, effective at the end of the year.  The third release stated Mr. Pandit had been fired without cause.  The choice was his.  The abrupt encounter, described by three people briefed on the conversation, included a terse comment by the chairman, Michael E. O’Neill: "The board has lost confidence in you."

Accprding to sources, O'Neill had been planning Pandit's ouster for several years  There had always been tension, in part since O'Neill himself had been a contender for the Citi CEO job back in 2007.  As Chairman, O'Neill spent the past few years slowly converting the board to his side, building the case for sacking Pandit.  A dispute with the Federal Reserve last March, in which Citigroup's request to start paying a dividend was denied, was a big boost to O'Neill, allowing him to argue that Pandit's poor relationship with regulators was an impediment to Citi's future growth.

And the result is now history.  But don't feel bad for Vikram.  He made $261 million in five years at Citi, and virtually all of it was paid for, at least indirectly, by American taxpayers.

 

WATCH THIS:  Keith Olbermann Tears Apart Vikram Pandit Limb By Limb

 

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Reader Comments (2)

Oct 29, 2012 at 2:55 PM | Registered CommenterDailyBail
Want To Talk To Vikram Pandit, CEO Of Citigroup? Here’s His Cell Number

http://dailybail.com/home/want-to-talk-to-vikram-pandit-ceo-of-citigroup-heres-his-cel.html

Pandit got fired today, after making $261 million in 5 short years at Citi. His phone number still works. Just called and it went directly to voicemail. I thanked him for his taxpayer ripoff on behalf of 15,000 daily readers of The Bail.
Oct 29, 2012 at 4:45 PM | Unregistered CommenterDailyBail

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