Friday, October 21, 2011

Meet 'Katherine The Great,' The CEO Men Suck Up To

Katherine Lucy Garrett-Cox, the chief executive of the publicly traded investment firm Alliance Trust, proves she can do it all, BusinessInsider tells us.
In 2007, Garrett-Cox, a mother of four, joined Scotland-based Alliance Trust, the largest investment trust in the U.K., as the chief investment officer.
A year later, she took the helm as the chief executive officer and director of Alliance Trust.

According to Kevin Roose at DealBook, Garrett-Cox took an unusual step to establish herself in her role of power by decorating her office in purple. As a result, she said the men at her firm wear purple ties when they are trying to "suck up" to her….

Learn more: http://www.businessinsider.com/katherine-garrett-cox-2011-10#ixzz1bQXJMTTA

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