Betaville understands Russell Chambers, the rainmaker once dubbed "Tony Blair's favourite banker", is set to finally leave Credit Suisse.
Chambers - who hit the headlines in 2004 inviting Blair onto his yacht off Barbados in 2004 and lending the former British PM his swimming truncks - is preparing to leave the Swiss bank in June, said people with knowledge of the situation...
Hat tip to political blog Guido Fawkes for landing the story about Russell Chambers emerging as a key funder to The Independent Group, the new centrist political party foreshadowed on Betaville. Below is a link to the piece on Guido Fawkes:
https://order-order.com/2019/03/05/tony-blairs-favourite-banker-fundraising-tig/..
As a freelance hack Betaville can't really afford to hang out in Richard Caring's uber smart eateries in Mayfair.
But maybe Betaville should because I was reminded today that so many big hitters frequent the retail entrepreneur's restaurants and clubs. Today, for example, at George - the Mayfair private members club - Betaville stumbled across a leading business journalist from a British national newspaper deep in converastion with a high-level contact...
Remember Russell Chambers?
In case you don't, let me remind you. Russell is the smooth-talking Credit Suisse investment banker who hit the headlines in the early Noughties after he invited Tony Blair onto his boat in Barbados and lent the former British Prime Minister some swim shorts. Here is a link to a piece on the topic:..