
Beware The Bearded Banker
Ken Lewis’ resigantion didn’t surprise everyone…
The Bank of America head returned from his summer vacation in the mountains with a full beard, according to the Wall Street Journal. But no one had ever seen him with a beard in the office before.
Hindsight is 20:20 – in retrospect people are saying this was a sign that something was up.
In a resignation memo to his employees he apparently said:
“As some of you may know, I always end my summer in the …

Ken Lewis’ resigantion didn’t surprise everyone…
The Bank of America head returned from his summer vacation in the mountains with a full beard, according to the Wall Street Journal. But no one had ever seen him with a beard in the office before.
Hindsight is 20:20 – in retrospect people are saying this was a sign that something was up.
In a resignation memo to his employees he apparently said:
“As some of you may know, I always end my summer in the mountains,”
“I have always returned to the company in the fall energized and ready to get to work. This year, though, has been different…”
We know how you feel Ken – the returning to work bit anyway. As for the beard, no pics but click here to get the FT’s impression.









