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(From Financial Director)

Byline: Tom Berry.

At the Marconi annual general meeting in July 2001, a couple of photographers from the national press were having a conversation within earshot of Financial Director magazine. We were all waiting to see if John Mayo, ousted FD of the troubled telecoms equipment manufacturer, would turn up to the meeting. "What does John Mayo look like?" asked one photographer. "Just shoot any fat guy in glasses and we'll work it out later," replied the other.

Throughout 2001 and 2002, FDs became increasingly interesting to the media. The back-office boys with their calculators and spreadsheets were suddenly the ...

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