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Man of few words behind banking's landmarks

By Ben White

Published: July 11 2006 03:00 | Last updated: July 11 2006 03:00

He is one of the biggest players on Wall Street but few outside the industry know his name.

In the 1970s, he helped transform US banking from a local to a national industry. In 1980, he worked with big banks to mobilise money to free the Iranian hostages.

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