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Published November 14, 2007 at 10:32 AM
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 NYSE Euronext Inc. CEO John Thain is not on the short list of candidates being considered for the Citigroup Inc. CEO spot, an anonymous source told the Financial Times. Instead, he's reportedly going to be named the CEO of Merrill Lynch & Co., according to The New York Post.
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In an effort to help Wall Street observers keep track of the names reportedly being bantered about Citigroup's board room, Dealscape offers a handy "CliffsNotes" of a possible short list of candidates suggested in stories from The New York Times and elsewhere.
Dealscape color coded the candidates as to how likely the contender or Citi would consider an offer. Candidates in blue are long shots, while candidates in red are top contenders.
- Robert B. Willumstad, 62, Citigroup’s former chief operating officer, who left after being passed over in favor of Chuck Prince for the CEO spot, currently the chairman of American International Group Inc.
- Richard M. Kovacevich, 64, a former Citicorp executive in the 1980s, who later became chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo
- James Dimon, the 51-year-old J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. chairman and chief executive
- Vikram S. Pandit, 50, founder of Old Lane Partners LP, who following Citi's $800 million purchase of the hedge fund, now heads Citi's alternative investment group and the investment bank
- Laurence D. Fink, BlackRock Inc.’s 55-year-old founder and chief executive, who is also on Merrill Lynch & Co.'s short list
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John A. Thain, head of the New York Stock Exchange
- Henry M. Paulson Jr., 61, currently the Treasury secretary
- John Thornton, a longtime dealmaking executive at Goldman, Sachs & Co.
- Kenneth I. Chenault, American Express Co.’s 56-year-old chairman and chief executive
- Richard D. Fairbank, Capital One Financial Corp.’s 57-year-old founder and chief executive
- Michel Tilmant, 55, the Belgian-born chairman and chief executive of ING Groep NV
— Matthew Wurtzel
See story from The Financial Times
See story from The New York Post
See Nov. 9 story from The New York Times
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See TheDeal.com: Citi buys Old Lane
See TheDeal.com: AIG names Willumstad as chairman
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