You know Ladenburg Thalmann analyst Dick Bove's pick** (Phill Purcell come on down!), and while we hope he gets his wish (that's not an endorsement of P-squared so much as it is one for the adorable woodland creature), there are a few other names in the board's exploratory hopper in anticipation of John Mack's probable 2010 retirement. According to Dennis Berman, they include co-presidents-- and now rivals for the throne-- Walid Chammah and James Gorman, though Chammah is apparently all "eh" about taking the job, and Gorman may be too new and not yet in with the right people at the firm. Also under vague consideration by the board are "dark horse" picks CFO Colm Kelleher and investment bank chief Paul Taubman, as well as outsiders (Jimmy Cayne, Bernie Madoff). Have someone in mind? Nominate your pick today!
**He originally nominated Purcell for Wachovia, but we're told the Phil-ster is Bove's default pick for CEO of any firm, when asked.
Posted by girl , Jan 06, 2009 1:37PM
IS it like a prerequisite that one must have scary eyebrows to be CEO?
In that case, i'm done tweezing 4-eva.
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:39PM
Billy Mays
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:40PM
what a snoozer of a day around here.
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:42PM
@3- what a snoozer of a comment. douche.
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:44PM
Kevin Bacon
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:47PM
Howard Stark
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:50PM
Courtney Love
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:51PM
George Jefferson
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:52PM
Gary Busey
Posted by e_anthony58 , Jan 06, 2009 1:52PM
CHARLIE GASPARINO!!
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:53PM
Adolf Merckle
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:54PM
Heidi Klum (Just because)
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:55PM
Definately Dick Fuld...he just finished up at LEH.
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:56PM
you have no idea how bad that hurts.
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:56PM
Jefferson Davis
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:57PM
Frank Ricard
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 1:58PM
Morgan Freeman
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 2:04PM
Bawney Fwank
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 2:04PM
Bawney Fwank
Posted by Rahodeb , Jan 06, 2009 2:06PM
John Mackey
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 2:07PM
Vince of Shamwow
Posted by mrpink , Jan 06, 2009 2:18PM
Tanner from UBS.
-mrp
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 2:37PM
George Bush's schedule is freeing up soon...
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 2:55PM
Erin Callan
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 3:04PM
Barry the Baptist
-BBF
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 3:15PM
Eddie Lampert...stocks and socks all over again, baby
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 4:54PM
Gregory Fleming from Merrill Lynch
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 4:56PM
Gregory Fleming from Merrill Lynch
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 5:13PM
Elmer Fudd could do a better job there!
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 6:30PM
Tim Sykes
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 7:47PM
Maybe Gorman's popular with the retail guys, and maybe that's our future, but he seems kind of like a dolt. When MS was on the verge of collapse and we had some town hall meeting things to try to calm people down, he would drone on about how we had signed up a bunch of great brokers at our latest job fair in Cleveland or something, and people watching on the trading floor were looking at each other wondering if he was retarded or something or had just mentally blocked out the fact that the firm was on the verge of collapse and no one gave a shit about some retail job fair.
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 8:14PM
MS has to clear some cap room now if Mack goes in 2010 so they can sign up LEBRON JAMES
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 8:19PM
LeBron James
.....beaten like a redheaded stepchild
Posted by guest , Jan 06, 2009 8:23PM
LEBRON JAMES AND CHRIS BOSH COMIN TO 1585 IN 2010
Posted by guest , Jan 07, 2009 8:11AM
Dubya
Posted by guest , Jan 07, 2009 9:59PM
A. Goose comes to mind