Barclays Plc second-half profit may have fallen twenty-one percent on asset writedowns but you needn’t pity the UK bank, which is about to acquire a controlling stake in Russian pin-up calendar manufacturer Expobank. Yes, for the bargain price of about £200million, Barclays will be the proud owner of the retail and commercial bank which has lately gotten into the business of peddling employee ass-- the Russian lender has released a 2008 calendar featuring its female workers from top to bottom (by which I mean senior executives to secretaries, but also tits to toes). Senior chief economist Julia Kovyneva, senior manager Maria Guterman, network sales manager Yevgenia Trusilova, they’re all there, lounging on a bed, topless with cupcakes and bending over a kitchen counter, respectively.
Now I know what you’re thinking—the last time you posed for those sorts of photographs with the firm’s name stamped at the bottom, it didn’t go over so well with the higher-ups. Something about “embarrassing the company” with your trampy ass, yes? Are these girls going to get fired? No. The calendar was the brainchild of Expobank chairman Kirill Yakubovskiy, who wanted the pictures/slogans (“We work under your personal request,” "Expobank tries to find unusual and creative ways in everything," "We'll bend over backwards and forwards to make you happy,"etc) to reflect the bank’s dedication to “interacting with [its] clients.” I'm no client, but I think they got the job done. Judge February, March and April for yourself, after the jump. NSFW, unless you work in a whorehouse or a Russian bank.
Bare-clays Bank...High Street giant bids for Russian bank with a very saucy staff calendar [Daily Mail]
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 11:06AM
How do I become a client? This gives an entirely new meaning to "full service"!!!
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 11:24AM
Thank you Bess for making my dark life worth living for at least one more day ...
Posted by Anal_yst , Feb 25, 2008 11:24AM
Is this the service they give to their rank & file clients? If so, I wonder what sort of custom-tailored solutions their private bank operation provides to hnw clients, hmmm
Posted by Self , Feb 25, 2008 11:30AM
I'd like to make a...uh-hem...deposit.
Posted by girl , Feb 25, 2008 11:34AM
wait a second, where are all the pictures of men in suspenders and business socks leaning suggestively over a desk covered in deal toys?
Don't perpetuate the bias DB. make it happen.
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 11:39AM
@ girl. those are the pics from the calendar.
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 11:40AM
Gross, have you ever seen a Russian bank exec?
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 11:40AM
@girl i cant even imagine what those nasty old dudes would look like and why are you trying to spoil this?
Posted by Anonymous , Feb 25, 2008 11:47AM
The girls they picked aren't exactly high quality, what with the horse teeth & herpes blister.
(The brunette is actually Marilyn Vos Savant.)
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 11:55AM
I'm so going to get fired for clicking on that link. Thanks a lot, Bess.
Posted by Onegin , Feb 25, 2008 11:56AM
Da nu. . .
Posted by Anal_yst , Feb 25, 2008 11:57AM
@ girl
I'll pose in whatever you want, however I'm not sure sure 1-2 would exactly appreciate your oogling (etc)
@ Anonymous
I think the 1st girl (in the big picture) is prolly related to Gary DelAbate (from the Howard Stern show, for those not in the area/know).
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 11:59AM
@ 11:55, if you're fired, it's your fault, as she stated: "NSFW, unless you work in a whorehouse or a Russian bank."
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 12:10PM
lay off i think the one in the pink tutu has a cute little ass
Posted by american bandersnatch , Feb 25, 2008 12:13PM
What's with the depends on the first one and pink tutu on the last one? Just like the Russians to come up with a good concept but fail to execute.
Posted by Anonymous , Feb 25, 2008 12:14PM
I mispoke earlier, not Marilyn Vos Savant, it's Fraizer's wife.
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 12:27PM
Anybody have any info on Centaurus Energy getting crushed?
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 12:30PM
@12:13 well, they didn't want to come off looking like whores ...
Posted by girl , Feb 25, 2008 12:44PM
ha!
these photos are more spoiled than the milk in my refrigerator. my idea, on the other hand, was inspired.
@ anal_yst- from what i gather 1-2 is a humanist and realizes the merits of your selfless offer of community service. make sure the socks are pink.
Posted by Anal_yst , Feb 25, 2008 12:47PM
@ girl
If you're supplying the pink socks, being as I do not have any of my own, I'll rock em out for a private showing. butt like the true whore this wood make me, I do not work for free, so we're gonna hafta figure out some sort of remuneration, which I will leave for you to suggest
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 1:06PM
How about girl will rub the left one, 1-2 will rub the right one for you
Posted by Anal_yst , Feb 25, 2008 1:25PM
@ Girl
I'm not gonna lie I'm a bit of an exhibitionist so I don't have a problem with this (...he said after a dozen beers/shots/etc), and I've got no problem, you know I just can't drop the proverbial cockblock without at least bringing it up.
Depending on how raucous it gets on Thurs (I'm guessing "very"), you very well might get your fantasies fulfilled...
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 1:44PM
or else what? this could be fun.
Thats too bad there's only 4 of you, 8 short of a calendar. But if Muffie and EP are down then you could have 2 months each. Just careful where you put those deal toys...
Posted by american bandersnatch , Feb 25, 2008 1:50PM
12:27 - What did you hear about Centaurus?
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 1:58PM
Someone made a comment Friday that they might have been short h/j and got worked.
Posted by american bandersnatch , Feb 25, 2008 2:18PM
1:58 - thanks
Posted by girl , Feb 25, 2008 2:24PM
@ 1:44- i just got my nails did but i will take this outside if necessary...
KLW- i would bet pretty handsomely on that actually. Can't be more traumatizing than realizing my brother reads DB- he actually sounds a lot like random banker come to think of it...shit
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 3:49PM
are we ... black?
Posted by Anal_yst , Feb 25, 2008 5:37PM
I'm pretty damn sure I haven't seen anyone on here naked, well not totally naked, and not yet, at least...
Posted by guest , Feb 25, 2008 9:02PM
Anal_yst sounds more like a tool everyday...