An Audience With

An Audience With BNP Paribas’s Roger Miners: ‘It’s a lie that you have to be unkind to be successful’

The asset management boss says we are moving from a world of risk and return to one of risk, return — and impact

Miners is a Freeman of the City of London and became a Liveryman of The Haberdashers’ Company in 2004
Miners is a Freeman of the City of London and became a Liveryman of The Haberdashers’ Company in 2004 Photo: Danilo Agutoli for FN

Roger Miners wants to challenge the stereotype that to be a successful boss you need to be a bully.

The City’s culture has been heavily scrutinised this year, with high-profile sexual harassment scandals hitting the Confederation of British Industry and bringing down hedge fund titan Crispin Odey. Allegations of a bullying culture have also hit Goldman Sachs.

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