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Chef turns Zoom Air chief as Modi boosts flights across India

  Bloomberg Koustav Dhar used to work as a chef for a major hotel chain in India before hanging up his apron nearly two decades ago and becoming an airline executive. Since then, he’s worked at, or run three domestic Indian carriers. One was shut down, another sold, and the third failed to take off despite a license to operate ...

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HSBC close to naming AIA’s Mark Tucker as chairman

  Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc made insurance executive Mark Tucker the preferred candidate to be chairman, replacing Douglas Flint, according to two people familiar with the decision, as Europe’s largest bank takes the first step to overhaul its top management team. Tucker, 59, chief executive officer of AIA Group Ltd. and former head of Prudential Plc, is in discussions with ...

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BOE deputy governor faces bankers’ ire

  Bloomberg The Bank of England’s (BOE) newly appointed deputy governor remains under pressure this week as she awaits a lawmaker report on her conduct. Parliament’s Treasury Committee is reviewing Charlotte Hogg’s position after she admitted she didn’t disclose that her brother works at Barclays, which the BOE regulates. The Sunday Times newspaper reported that some commercial bankers have said ...

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