When Flemish shareholders of Fortis revolted at a heated meeting in Ghent, Belgium last month by throwing shoes, coins and even ballot boxes at Fortis board members, I was willing to dismiss it as an isolated incident. (See the video below!)
After today’s developments in Dublin, Ireland, however, I think it is time to declare a new, full-blown Eurotrend: shareholders venting their fury at corporations by throwing things at board members. Today brings word from Ireland that at an emergency meeting of Allied Irish Bank shareholders, angry shareholder Gary Keogh (pictured below) pelted one of the country’s most senior bankers, AIB Chairman Dermot Gleeson, with eggs:
