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InterviewsJuly 3 2005

Never mind the shirt, watch the shares

Having rewritten Lloyds TSB’s poor growth story, CEO Eric Daniels now wants to strengthen the bank’s franchise, he tells Karina Robinson.
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Eric Daniels “is a stuffed shirt but what he says is good,” says a Lloyds TSB Group director about the man who has been group chief executive since 2003.

“Under Daniels, [you are told] keep spreading your wings and we’ll give you some guidance when you are near the edge.” This marks a 180-degree turn from the centralising style of his predecessor, Peter Elwood.

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