“Never forget who you are”

Tidjane Thiam has been successfully managing the big bank Credit Suisse for four years. His life is a fascinating story of colonialism, independence, civil war and achievement in a world full of prejudice. Here, he talks in detail for the first time about how this shaped him.

Mr. Thiam, first of all, congratulations on your work at one of the oldest and most renowned Swiss banks, which you steered out of a period of turmoil and have realigned.
Oh, thank you very much. I am, of course, happy when our hard work gets noticed or gains recognition. It was challenging at the outset but we are now back on track.

“Never forget who you are”

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