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Article: John Costas is no Mother Theresa but he has performed miracles at UBS Warburg.
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- Financial News
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- March 16, 2003
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I like John Costas, chief executive of UBS Warburg. He is intellectually impressive, doesn't exaggerate and doesn't duck tricky questions.What a pity, then, that in a recent profile the interviewer failed to ask any serious questions about the prospects for UBS Warburg. From a personal point of view, the story was a triumph for Costas. He came across not as a job-slashing ogre but as a law-abiding citizen who has not had a speeding ticket in 10 years and rose to the top of Wall Street more by good luck and hard work than by demolishing the opposition.
While Costas' image will soar with American motherhood, and the best and brightest university graduates will try ...