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词条 Karen Cook (banker)
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Personal life

  4. References

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Karen Cook (born 1952/1953) is a British banker, and chair of the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs.

Early life

Karen Cook was born and raised in London, the only child of a car mechanic father.[1]

Career

Cook started her career in the Foreign Office, but found it "too bureaucratic and slow".[1] She then earned an MBA from Alliance Manchester Business School, and joined First National Bank of Chicago. She moved to Schroders in 1988.[1]

Cook joined Goldman Sachs in 1999, as head of UK investment banking, and became a partner in 2000.[1]

In 2004, she became a director of Tesco.[2]

In 2015, Cook became co-chair of Goldman Sachs' global investment banking division.[3]

Cook has been called the "Queen of M&A", having advised BG Group on its planned £47 billion takeover by Shell.[3]

Personal life

Cook is married to fellow banker Patrick Drayton, and they have six children.[2]

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.fnlondon.com/articles/karen-cook-goldman-sachs-fn100-profile-20141001|title=Karen Cook: Goldman's queen of M&A|first=Nick Kostov and Matt|last=Turner|date=|website=fnlondon.com|accessdate=9 August 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://moloneysearch.com/press/8/2004-09-12/women-take-one-step-forward-and-one-back|title=Women take one step forward and one back|first=Louise|last=Armitstead|date=12 September 2004|website=moloneysearch.com|accessdate=9 August 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/queen-of-manda-set-to-spearhead-investment-at-goldman-dt7q5j9xbd7|title=‘Queen of M&A’ set to spearhead investment at Goldman|first=Patrick|last=Hosking|date=8 July 2015|publisher=|accessdate=9 August 2018|via=www.thetimes.co.uk}}
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