Ex-Credit Suisse Boss Tidjane Thiam: ‘I Don’t Do Regrets’

What happens when you throw yourself into political life, aiming for the top, only to be thwarted for reasons you consider spurious?

Tidjane Thiam, once a prominent figure in global finance, has found himself in that position after a court in his native Ivory Coast barred him from standing in October’s presidential election. Côte d’Ivoire is the world’s biggest producer of cocoa beans and has had several years of strong economic growth, but its octogenarian leader, Alassane Ouattara, is now running for a controversial fourth term. Thiam, 63, is left sitting out the campaign in France, fearing arrest if he returns home. ...