Bank chief quits after breaking Covid rules with trips to Wimbledon

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A £4 million-a-year investment banking chief has quit his job after he was found to have twice flouted Covid rules, including making visits to the Wimbledon tennis tournament when he should have been in quarantine.

Mr Horta-Osório also breached Covid rules in Switzerland, having flown out of the country within three days of arriving on November 28, despite being required to quarantine for 10 days. In a statement issued by the bank, he said: “I regret that a number of my personal actions have led to difficulties for the bank and compromised my ability to represent the bank internally and externally.

 

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