Sir Fred Goodwin, Chief-Executive Office

Sir Fred Goodwin, Chief-Executive Officer of the Royal Bank of Scotland, speaks on his mobile phone as he leaves the Edinburgh International Conference Centre after attending the Bank's Annual General Meeting, on April 23, 2008. The Royal Bank of Scotland said Tuesday it would raise fresh funds of almost 24 billion dollars to shore up its finances after huge subprime-related writedowns and the blockbuster takeover of Dutch giant ABN Amro. "The proposed rights issue will raise proceeds of 12.0 billion pounds (15 billion euros)," Britain's second-biggest bank said in a statement announcing the country's largest-ever offer of new stock and at a very heavy, near 50 percent discount. AFP PHOTO/ED JONES (Photo credit should read ED Jones/AFP via Getty Images)