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Sir Fred Goodwin is Group Chief Executive of the Royal 1)_____  of Scotland Group plc.  He was previously CEO of Clydesdale Bank PLC and also CEO of Yorkshire Bank PLC.  Before this, he was a Partner in the major accountancy firm Touche Ross.

From 1985 to 1987 Fred led a team working on major changes at Rosyth Royal Dockyard.  In 1990, he was appointed by HM Government to act as an executive director of the largest industrial employer in Northern 2)________ , Short Brothers PLC, in the lead up to its privatisation.

Sir Fred's previous experience has extended across a broad range of industry sectors, but has included a particular bias towards banking and 3)__________ services. He has also chaired various Government task forces including examining the work of credit unions and the New Deal programme.

In June 2003 Sir Fred became Chairman of The Prince's Trust, having previously been Chairman of The Prince's Trust in Scotland. He is a former President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland.

(profile from the The Prince's Trust website)
 

Royal Bank of Scotland
 

Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS) is one of the world's largest banks.  Founded in 4)_____, the Royal Bank of Scotland has played an important role in helping Britain become a modern and successful industrial nation in which finance is a key 5)_________ of the economy. 

RBS's activities cover account management, savings, loans and credit 6)______.  Its on-line and 7)__________ banking is available 24 hours a day 365 days a year.  It also sells insurance and investment products through a number of 8)___________ companies,

In addition to its wide network of 9)_________ in Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and Ireland, RBS heads an international empire.  In Britain it also owns NatWest and the Ulster Bank in Northern Ireland while in the United 10)_______ it owns Citizens Financial bank.  Last but not least, RBS Group also includes First Active, an Irish mortgage bank, and Bank von Ernst, a Swiss private bank.

Questions - (work on paper) :

1. Match the following words with the numbered blanks in the profile above:
   branches   cards   Ireland   element   Bank  
   telephone   1727  States   financial   subsidiary

2. Sir Fred was the CEO of both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank.  Can you suggest what the initials CEO stand for?

3. What did Sir Fred do between 1985 and 1987?

4. What did Sir Fred become in June 2003?

5. Sir Fred has chaired various Government _____ forces. Which word is missing.

6. What do the letters RBS stand for, and when was RBS founded?

7. List four services RBS activities cover.

8. Can you suggest what a 'subsidiary company' is?

9. List four banks the RBS Group owns either in Britain or abroad.

10. Click on the JP RBS Group website below and write down 5 facts about the Group.