"Mr Prot's explanation for these dodged bullets is not his habit of reflection, or luck, but "professional management"." from The Economist

"He keeps a reassuringly tatty list of the telephone numbers of the top 100 managers in his wallet. The bank is mainly run by a tight-knit group of veterans from the original takeover. The executive suite looks like the set of a costume drama but the top brass still gather there and banter - the nearest you can get to a water-cooler moment in a building in which Napoleon Bonaparte got married."