As regards who Citigroup’s next CEO should be, I was going to post one of our “Questions of the Week,” and ask what you think--but then decided that, this time, I want first crack. So here goes.
My first choice: Wells Fargo Chairman Dick Kovacevich. Dick is by just about all accounts the most effective, well-respected, banking executive in the business. He has a proven track record running a large, diversified organization--and he gets results. To put a number on it, Wells has earned more than 16% on its equity, on average, over the past 10 years. Over that period, the company’s earnings per share grew at an average annual rate of 14%. Dick even knows how to do deals and make them work. Plus, he should have no trouble attracting and retaining top talent, and can motivate individuals up and down the organization.
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