Winfried Bischoff
Sir Winfried Franz Wilhelm Bischoff (10 May 1941 – 25 April 2023) was a German-born British banker who was the chairman of Lloyds Banking Group. He previously served as chairman and interim CEO of Citigroup in 2007.[1][2] He was succeeded as CEO by Vikram Pandit on 11 December 2007. Bischoff stepped down as chairman on 23 February 2009 and was replaced by Richard Parsons.[3] He had dual British and German citizenship.[4]
Bischoff was knighted in the 2000 New Year Honours for services to Banking.[5]
Early life and education
Winfried Bischoff was born in Aachen, Germany, son of import-export entrepreneur Paul Bischoff and Hildegard, née Kühn, who had been working as a nanny in London when she met her future husband.[6] Bischoff had an early education in Cologne and Düsseldorf. In 1955, he moved to Johannesburg where he received a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1961.[7]
Career
Bischoff worked in the International Department of
Bischoff joined Citi as chairman of Citigroup Europe and was a member of The Operating Committee of Citigroup Inc., a position he held until appointed chairman in November 2007. He was a non-executive director at
]On 27 July 2009, he was appointed chairman designate of Lloyds Banking Group and took up the position of chairman on 15 September 2009. He held this position until his retirement on 3 April 2014.[10]
Between May 2014 and October 2019 he was chairman of the UK Financial Reporting Council.[11]
Bischoff was a member of the
Personal life and death
Bischoff died on 25 April 2023, at age 81.[13]
References
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- ^ "Responsible Finance". citigroup.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
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- ^ "Sir Win Bischoff – who he?". Financial Times. 5 November 2007.
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- ^ forum.europe.com SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL MARKETS FOR EUROPEAN CITIZENS IN A GLOBAL ERA - Retrieved November 26, 2007
- ^ Citigroup boss banks on his 'foot soldiers' - The Times, 17 September 2006.
- ^ "Lloyds Banking Group PLC: Lord Blackwell appointed as Chairman". lloydsbankinggroup.com. 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Sir Win Bischoff: City legend hangs up his bowler hat". MoneyWeek.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ "Members – 30 Percent Club". 30percentclub.org.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Morris, Stephen (26 April 2023). "Win Bischoff, veteran City of London banker, dies aged 81 after a short illness". Financial Times. Retrieved 23 April 2023.