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Thiam became a poster boy for corporate excess after taking charge of Credit Suisse in 2015, earning £29.7m for two and a half years’ work as he slashed thousands of jobs. But angry investors forced the 55-yearold to accept a 5pc cut last year, taking his pay to £7.3m.

The former government minister in his home country of Ivory Coast was forced to flee following a coup in 1999.