Andy Hornby Previous job: chief executive of HBOS New job: chief executive of Alliance Boots Less than five months after resigning as chief executive of HBOS, Hornby appears set for a return as boss of UK retailer Alliance Boots, marking a turnround in fortunes for a man the press identified as one of the British bankers responsible for the financial crisis.

Speaking in February before the UK Treasury Committee he offered an apology saying: "I am very sorry about what has happened at HBOS; it has affected shareholders, many of whom are colleagues; it has affected the communities in which we live and serve; it has clearly affected taxpayers; and we are extremely sorry for the turn of events that has brought it about."