He joined the bank in 1999 to act as sort of a tie-breaker in an office of the chairman that had co-chief executives, Weill and John Reed.

FORBES: Another Wall Street Chief Falls

At Citi, that job may fall to Robert Rubin, the ex-treasury secretary, who joined Citi in 1999 to act as sort of a tie-breaker in an office of the chairman that had co-chief executives, Weill and John Reed.

FORBES: Street Quakes As Another Chief Falls

While other auto chief-executives-to-be were punching keyboards in an accounting office, Fukui ran the company's motorcycle racing operations.

FORBES: Engineers Rule

Some top executives at JPMorgan ( JPM) warned chief Jamie Dimon that the chief investment office was a black box, but Dimon brushed them off, according to Bloomberg.

FORBES: Connect

Hassan, unlike many other chief executives, had the guts to personally handle negotiations with the Department of Justice 's Office of the Inspector General over manufacturing slip-ups.

FORBES: Fix It, Fred