Article: Investors vent anger at Societe Generale

Katrin Bennhold The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
05-29-2008
Investors vent anger at Societe Generale
Byline: Katrin Bennhold The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 1
Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS

PARIS --

They had been saving up their anger ever since the trading scandal at the French bank Societe Generale broke in January. So when shareholders were given their first chance to challenge management directly on the euro 4.9 billion loss, there was no more holding back.

At the bank's annual meeting on Tuesday, several investors called for the resignation of the chairman, Daniel Bouton, and asked why the head of the investment banking division, Jean-Pierre Mustier, was ...

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