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Watching commentators on the Golf Channel discuss Phil Mickelson’s banishment from his club got me thinking about how when action against influential people occurs, it’s natural to wonder what happened behind the scenes. The public rarely has access to the full story, but organizations clearly understand that removing a prominent figure carries costs of its own.

It reminds me of [REDACTED], the high-profile Merrill Lynch executive hired in 2024 to run Citi’s North America Private Bank, replacing a respected leader who was forced out of the org but ended up landing as the Vice Chairman of BMO.

One minute [REDACTED] was introduced as a major strategic hire; just four months later, Citi did whatever it required to make the man a ghost.

I have no idea no what happened behind the scenes. I do know, however, that whatever it is, it has to be as scandalous (or worse) than Mickelson’s transgression. If it wasn’t, it wouldn’t be a story that required multiple lawyers – his own, Citi’s corporate shills, and that of his boss, [REDACTED]’s, personal attorney to make empty threats about defamation.

Notably, this guy hasn’t resurfaced anywhere in the last 18 months. I guess there is truth to the rumor they paid him handsomely to disappear forever in hopes that no further questions are asked that require answers.

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