• 25 Feb 2008 at 10:42 AM

Full Service Bank

expobankcalendarsmall.jpgBarclays 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.


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Bare-clays Bank…High Street giant bids for Russian bank with a very saucy staff calendar [Daily Mail]

Comments (30)

  1. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 11:06 AM

    How do I become a client? This gives an entirely new meaning to “full service”!!!

  2. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    Thank you Bess for making my dark life worth living for at least one more day …

  3. Posted by Anal_yst | February 25, 2008 at 11:24 AM

    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

  4. Posted by Self | February 25, 2008 at 11:30 AM

    I’d like to make a…uh-hem…deposit.

  5. Posted by girl | February 25, 2008 at 11:34 AM

    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.

  6. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 11:39 AM

    @ girl. those are the pics from the calendar.

  7. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    Gross, have you ever seen a Russian bank exec?

  8. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 11:40 AM

    @girl i cant even imagine what those nasty old dudes would look like and why are you trying to spoil this?

  9. Posted by Anonymous | February 25, 2008 at 11:47 AM

    The girls they picked aren’t exactly high quality, what with the horse teeth & herpes blister.
    (The brunette is actually Marilyn Vos Savant.)

  10. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 11:55 AM

    I’m so going to get fired for clicking on that link. Thanks a lot, Bess.

  11. Posted by Onegin | February 25, 2008 at 11:56 AM

    Da nu. . .

  12. Posted by Anal_yst | February 25, 2008 at 11:57 AM

    @ 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).

  13. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 11:59 AM

    @ 11:55, if you’re fired, it’s your fault, as she stated: “NSFW, unless you work in a whorehouse or a Russian bank.”

  14. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 12:10 PM

    lay off i think the one in the pink tutu has a cute little ass

  15. Posted by american bandersnatch | February 25, 2008 at 12:13 PM

    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.

  16. Posted by Anonymous | February 25, 2008 at 12:14 PM

    I mispoke earlier, not Marilyn Vos Savant, it’s Fraizer’s wife.

  17. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 12:27 PM

    Anybody have any info on Centaurus Energy getting crushed?

  18. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 12:30 PM

    @12:13 well, they didn’t want to come off looking like whores …

  19. Posted by girl | February 25, 2008 at 12:44 PM

    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.

  20. Posted by Anal_yst | February 25, 2008 at 12:47 PM

    @ 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

  21. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 1:06 PM

    How about girl will rub the left one, 1-2 will rub the right one for you

  22. Posted by Anal_yst | February 25, 2008 at 1:25 PM

    @ 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…

  23. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 1:44 PM

    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…

  24. Posted by american bandersnatch | February 25, 2008 at 1:50 PM

    12:27 – What did you hear about Centaurus?

  25. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 1:58 PM

    Someone made a comment Friday that they might have been short h/j and got worked.

  26. Posted by american bandersnatch | February 25, 2008 at 2:18 PM

    1:58 – thanks

  27. Posted by girl | February 25, 2008 at 2:24 PM

    @ 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

  28. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 3:49 PM

    are we … black?

  29. Posted by Anal_yst | February 25, 2008 at 5:37 PM

    I’m pretty damn sure I haven’t seen anyone on here naked, well not totally naked, and not yet, at least…

  30. Posted by guest | February 25, 2008 at 9:02 PM

    Anal_yst sounds more like a tool everyday…

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