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Ace Greenberg has a few hilarious answers for New York Times Magazine's Deborah Solomon's interview questions. He says it "wasn't his style" to tell board members about Jimmy Cayne's hot-boxing ...

Jimmy Cayne: In his own words. 3 of 10. Ace Greenberg. Alan "Ace" Greenberg at his desk on the firm's trading floor in New York in 2003. "It's like the Mafia, where the driver becomes the No. 2, ...

Alan "Ace" Greenberg, 80, who preceded Cayne as CEO, is now vice chairman emeritus at the merged firm and gets to keep 40% of any trading commissions he generates.

Bear Stearns' legendary boss Ace Greenberg handed the baton to CEO Jimmy Cayne yesterday, ushering in a new generation of top management at the Wall Street brokerage. As part of the changing of ...

Jimmy Cayne is no longer a household name on Wall Street, ... His love of bridge and vaulting ambition got Cayne a meeting with Ace Greenberg, a stock trader and risk manager of enormous skill, ...

• He bonded with Alan Greenberg over their shared love of bridge, but he refused to call him “Ace” and billed those who used the nickname in his presence $100.

Ace Greenberg Bears All With few exceptions, many of the CEOs and senior Wall Street executives who oversaw the financial crisis have taken their. By Bess Levin • 06/09/10 3:15am.

Alan C. “Ace” Greenberg, ... when James “Jimmy” Cayne took over as CEO. Greenberg remained at the firm as a trader until March 2008, ...

It was 2001 when I said to Jimmy Cayne, the chief executive, that I wanted to retire as chairman of Bear Stearns. My exact words were, “I want to quit on top.” And he said, “I don’t want ...