Banker Who Is Doing Well by Doing Good ; Charles Middleton Wants People to Think Ethics When Setting Up Their Finances

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PERHAPS it has something to do with its ethical stance, but Triodos, Europe's leading 'green' bank, is a forgiving institution. Back in 2003 it appointed Charles Middleton as UK managing director, despite the fact that he had failed the bank once already.

Triodos had approached the then Barclays highflyer and asked him to use his contacts and knowledge of the banking world to help find a new boss for its British operation. But hardly had he got the project started than he walked away from the selection process.

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Banker Who Is Doing Well by Doing Good ; Charles Middleton Wants People to Think Ethics When Setting Up Their Finances

To be fair, Middleton, 52, had a reasonable excuse for the sudden change of heart. 'I quickly decided I wanted the job myself,' he recalls.

And six years later he is still there, having seen conventional banking convulsed by crisis. 'The past 18 mo...

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