Applegarth

Applegarth rode roughshod over the bank's board of directors, who lacked the confidence or ability to call a halt to this imprudent expansion.

Macho management is irrational and inefficient 2009

The former chairman of the Treasury select committee was once the scourge of the banking industry, putting the likes of Adam Applegarth and Fred Goodwin in the stocks for their part in the crisis.

John McFall joins consortium aiming to buy Northern Rock 2010

Love for Mabel Applegarth, the beautiful and cultivated sister of Jack's high school chum Ted Applegarth?

The woe of an aspiring genius. 2008

Former Northern Rock Chief Executive Officer Adam Applegarth isn't expected to be investigated, according to people familiar with the matter, and the bank hasn't been sanctioned.

Northern Rock CFO Exits Amid FSA Probe 2010

Cable is unforgiving of "wheelerdealers" like Northern Rock's Adam Applegarth and Royal Bank of Scotland's Fred Goodwin and asks why were "these pillars of respectability" allowed to let their banks become "debt factories" placing their shareholders and the nation at risk.

Putting Finance Capitalism "Back in Its Box" 2009

Meanwhile, while Jack fell in love with a fragile blond woman of English parentage, Mabel Applegarth, a relation he fictionalized in his novel

Elizabeth "Bess" Maddern 2007

In that case, Applegarth suggests putting $5,000 into Vanguard's S&P 500 Index trust, in hope of building a little cushion for unexpected expenses.

I-Bonds, Cds: Amazing Rates 2008

Applegarth says her savings could last to age 95, if she earned an average of 5 percent (assuming she gradually raised her monthly, $200 withdrawal to cover 3 percent inflation).

I-Bonds, Cds: Amazing Rates 2008

Andy Kuipers, who became CEO in December after former boss Adam Applegarth resigned, will leave the company on Aug. 31.

Northern Rock Taps Hoffman as CEO 2008

Applegarth votes yes, with three ifs: if she's in good health, if she won't touch the money for at least five years and if you'll relieve her fears by agreeing to reimburse her for any losses (that's a test of how confident you are, too).

I-Bonds, Cds: Amazing Rates 2008