John Cryan

John Cryan
John Cryan, 2017
Born
John Michael Cryan

(1960-12-16) 16 December 1960 (age 63)
Sunderland, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materCambridge University
OccupationBanker
TitleFormer CEO, Deutsche Bank
Term2015-18
SuccessorChristian Sewing
SpouseMary Cryan

John Michael Cryan (born 16 December 1960) is a British businessman. From July 2015 to April 2018 he was chief executive of Deutsche Bank AG in Frankfurt am Main.

Early life

John Michael Cryan[1] was born on 16 December 1960 in Sunderland.[2] He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge.[3]

Career

Cryan worked for Arthur Andersen and then joined S.G. Warburg in London in 1987, before he was appointed group chief financial officer at UBS AG in September 2008.[4] Cryan was head of UBS's financial institutions group. In the autumn of 2008, he advised the UBS board of directors on the financial crisis.[5]

In 2011, Cryan left UBS for personal reasons.[6] In January 2012, he joined Singapore's investment company Temasek as president for Europe.[7] Cryan became a non-executive director of Man Group in January 2015.[1]

Cryan was appointed co-chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank in June 2015,[8][9] a position he shared with Jürgen Fitschen until May 2016, when he became sole CEO.[10]

On 8 April 2018, Cryan was replaced by Christian Sewing as chief executive at Deutsche Bank.[11] In April 2019, Cryan became a director at X Cyber Group LTD in the UK.[12] In September, it was announced that he would succeed Ian Livingston as chairman of Man Group.[13]

Personal life

Cryan and his wife Mary purchased a home in Annapolis, Maryland, US, in 2009. They have a home in London as well, and no children.[14] He speaks German fluently.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Man Group plc". Companies House. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  2. ^ Wall, Matthew (8 June 2015). "Who is Deutsche Bank's new 'outsider' British boss?". London: BBC. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  3. ^ Zimmermann, Nils. "John Cryan, Deutsche Bank's new broom | DW | 08.06.2015". DW.COM. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ "John Cryan Profile Forbes". Forbes. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
  5. ^ Boyle, Catherine (13 August 2008). "Business Big Shot John Cryan". London: Timesonline. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2008.
  6. ^ Venkat, P. R. (4 January 2012). "Temasek Taps Former UBS CFO as Europe President". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Temasek Hires Ex-UBS CFO John Cryan as President for Europe". 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012.
  8. ^ Strasburg, Jenny; Henning, Eyk; Strasburg, Jenny (7 June 2015). "New Deutsche Bank CEO John Cryan Expected to Continue Cost Cutting Drive". Forbes. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Deutsche Bank Appoints John Cryan to Replace Jain, Fitschen". Frankfurt am Main: BloombergBusiness. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
  10. ^ Deutsche Bank CEO steps down. usatoday.com. Retrieved 7 June 2015
  11. ^ Deutsche Bank Replaces C.E.O. Amid Losses and Lack of Direction. nytimes.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018
  12. ^ Arons, Steven (25 April 2019). "Deutsche Bank Ex-CEO Cryan Joins Small IT Security Firm's Board". Bloomberg.
  13. ^ Thompson, Jennifer (16 September 2019). "Former Deutsche Bank chief John Cryan to chair Man Group". Financial Times.
  14. ^ "Deutsche Bank's Surprise CEO Pick Brings Turnaround Record". Frankfurt am Main: BloombergBusiness. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  15. ^ ""Moral is absolutely Kernaufgabe" (Morale is Absolutely Core Task)". Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015. (in German)