Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 9, 2001

Christopher Rodrigues – Bradford & Bingley Plc (bb.l)

CHRISTOPHER RODRIGUES is the Group Chief Executive of Bradford & Bingley Plc. He joined Bradford & Bingley in 1996. Prior to joining Bradford & Bingley, Mr Rodrigues was Chief Executive of Thomas Cook, which he joined in 1988 as Chief Operating Officer. He had previously spent nine years with American Express where he held a number a senior posts, including Senior Vice President of Business Development for the Consumer Financial Services Group. He joined American Express from McKinsey. He is a member of the Council of the National Trust, a Non-Executive Director of Energis Plc and the Financial Services Authority. Mr Rodrigues was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was awarded a BA in economics and economic history. He subsequently attended Harvard Business School from where he graduated in 1976 as a Baker Scholar. He is married with two children. He is a Rowing Coach of Jesus College Boat Club and past-Chairman of Leander Club. Profile
TWST: Start us off with a quick corporate profile of Bradford & Bingley:

what are its main businesses please?

Mr. Rodrigues: Bradford & Bingley is a business that operates in two

major