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Shocked Lehman staff told to 'move on'

By Robert Cookson, Salamander Davoudi, Chris Hughes, Brooke Masters, Daniel Pimlott, Lina Saigol, Kiran Stacey and James Wilson

Published: September 16 2008 03:00 | Last updated: September 16 2008 03:00

The message delivered to shocked Lehman Brothers staff yesterday was simple and direct.

"It's over," announced Christian Meissner to a morning staff gathering just a week after being appointed to run Lehman Brothers in Europe. He told the staff to look for new work and "move on".

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