Fund chief Martin Gilbert yesterday shrugged off suggestions he should step down as chairman of beleaguered FirstGroup after only 8% of shareholder votes, the same as a year ago, opposed his re-election at the annual meeting in Aberdeen.
Mr Gilbert, a City heavyweight after leading his Aberdeen Asset Management into the FTSE-100 this year, has chaired local neighbour FirstGroup since 1995 and is said to have been urged to quit by some investors unhappy with the group's struggling share price.
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