Bitter shareholders put Bankia chief on spot

Fri, 06/29/2012 - 12:48 EDT - Yahoo! Business News

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VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Small-scale investors who lost money in Spain's biggest banking failure shouted their anger at the head of Bankia in the first shareholder meeting since it applied for 19 billion euros ($24 billion) of state aid. More than 100 investors - some in tears - took turns at a microphone to vent their fury at chief executive Jose Ignacio Goirigolzarri, while 50 others banged pots and blew whistles outside the meeting in Valencia. ...

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Bitter shareholders put Bankia chief on spot
VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) - Small-scale investors who lost money in Spain's biggest banking failure shouted their anger at the head of Bankia in the first shareholder meeting since it applied for 19 billion euros ($24 billion) of state aid.
Bitter Shareholders Put Bankia Chief on Spot
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