The Resume

(September 14, 1929-March 9, 2016)
Born in Manhattan, New York
Bond trader at Salomon Brothers
Managing Partner at Salomon Brothers (1978-84)
CEO of Salomon Brothers (1984-91)
Featured prominently in the book ‘Liar’s Poker’
Last name pronounced ‘good-friend’

Why he might be annoying:

He got hired at Salomon Brothers partly because his father belonged to the same country club as Percy Salomon, one of the founding brothers.
He smoked cigars.
He spoke with an affected British accent.
For his 60th birthday party, his wife bought two seats on the Concorde to fly a baker and the birthday cake to Paris.
After discovering that a Salomon Brothers’ trader had violated US Treasury regulations controlling bond purchases, he failed to inform the feds for four months.
As a result, he was forced out with Warren Buffett replacing him as interim CEO.
In settling government charges against him, he paid a $100,000 fine and agreed to never run a securities firm again.
He spent $5 million in legal fees demanding that Salomon Brothers pay him $15 million in options and pension benefits.
He rejected an settlement offer from Salomon Brothers of $8.5 million
An arbitration panel awarded him nothing, ruling that he had deceived the company’s board of directors and thus had been legitimately fired with cause.
He complained to ‘Liar’s Poker’ author Michael Lewis, ‘Your fucking book destroyed my career and it made yours.’

Why he might not be annoying:

He served with the Army in the Korean War.
Under his guidance, Salomon Brothers became the leading dealer in Treasury bonds and one of Wall Street’s largest securities firms.
He was dubbed ‘the King of Wall Street’ by Business Week.
He was honored by the United Jewish Appeal for his charitable contributions.
He occasionally prepared meals and washed dishes at the Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 61]
• Celebrities Born on the Same Date [September] (Ranked: 9141929)
• I Attended Oberlin College
• I Became a Dad in 1985
• I Died in 2016 (Ranked: 86)
• I Have Kids at Least 20 Years Apart
• I Married in 1981
• I Named My Kid After Myself
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught with Alcohol
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Younger than Me
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Profiles 37501-37750 (Ranked: 37654)
• Served in the Korean War
• Wannabe Brits

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 13 Votes: 23.08% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying