Incoming governor of BoE will ‘take no prisoners’

Mark Carney, the surprise outsider choice to head the Bank of England is an overachiever with several big financial roles already notched into his belt, and is also a fan of rock band AC-DC whose lyrics can seem to mirror his life.

“Coming on like a hurricane” and “take no prisoners,” the words of AC-DC’s song Hells Bells pretty much sum Carney up as he prepares to leave the Bank of Canada and take on the job of Governor of the Bank of England from Jul 1, 2013.

Aged 47, the marathon runner and former investment banker will keep his position as head of the Financial Stability Board, the global body tasked with reforming a still creaking world financial system, after he moves to London.