Article: Veteran of Morgan Stanley may return Many at embattled firm back ex-president as new chief executive

Landon Thomas Jr.
International Herald Tribune
06-24-2005
A slump in second-quarter earnings at Morgan Stanley puts the firm's board under increased pressure to speed up its search for a new chief executive. Morgan Stanley said Wednesday that net income in the quarter fell 24 percent from a year earlier to $928 million. Revenue dropped to $6.04 billion from $6.65 billion. There is now a growing consensus among people involved in the search for the new chief that the board may make an offer to a candidate within days to stem further executive departures and stabilize the business. Inside Morgan Stanley, a number of managing directors have told the board that the person best suited for the ...

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