In 1995, his first full year as global head of sales, Airbus booked 106 orders, against 468 for Boeing.

He rose to a senior position in the organization and was global head of supply chain, among other areas.

Today, the firm has created a new position, global head of diversity, to ensure that these issues are not brushed aside.

He then served as global head of the Equities division from June 2005.

He was previously global head of marketing at Morgan Stanley.

He will report to the global head of corporate investment, Chris O'Brien.

Currently, she is the global head of corporate engagement at Goldman Sachs.

Most recently he has been the global head of corporate security for Bear Stearns.

His boss Mark Ebert, who is global head of investment banking, agreed.

She reports to Ian Roundell, global head of investor relations.