, Columnist
Masters of the London Stock Exchange?
A high-profile CEO is probably the last thing the exchange wants, but it needs one.
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An aged British financial institution needs a new leader to make a fresh start and adapt to new technology. Faced with this brief, a headhunter always knows just where to start the shortlist -- Blythe Masters.
The controversial banker turned fintech entrepreneur is being touted as a successor to Xavier Rolet as CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group Plc. If the job were about grand visions and nothing else, she would sail through.