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

Adam Applegarth – Northern Rock Plc (nrk.l)

ADAM APPLEGARTH is Chief Executive of Northern Rock Plc. He joined Northern Rock in 1983 from Durham University as a management trainee. He was appointed General Manager in 1993 and became an Executive Director in 1996, responsible for lending, insurance, information technology, marketing and corporate affairs. Mr Applegarth is a Trustee of the International Centre for Life Trust. Profile
TWST: Would you start us off with a quick corporate overview of Northern

Rock, please: what is its main business?

Mr. Applegarth: Northern Rock's main business is lending money, mainly

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