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Symbolic of Wriston's team approach to problem solving, his desk is actually a wooden round table to which his key subordinates are frequently invited to draw up chairs for long and probing conversations...
Though demanding and autocratic, Wriston gives his subordinates wide latitude for initiative, and he has assembled what is generally regarded as the finest talent in the banking industry...
...Wriston directs his fast-growing bank from a tapestried office on the 15th floor of Citibank's home office at 399 Park Avenue. He relaxes by spending weekends on his Connecticut farm with his lovely second wife, Kathryn...
Most of them are young and fit Wriston's own mold-aggressive, bright, questing. Many of the most promising were recruited outside the banking field, largely from high-powered, consumer-oriented corporations...
While his men charge around the world in search of new loan opportunities, Wriston spends part of his time seeking to enlighten the public and Government in speeches and papers. His confident grasp of world trends and his wry wit make him a refreshingly able advocate. At the height of the Arab oil embargo, Wriston reminded a blue-ribbon Detroit audience that whale oil, once one of the nation's chief means of lighting, doubled in price during the Civil War only to disappear from the market later as lower-priced kerosene usurped its role...