Macquarie’s incoming chief executive Greg Ward has a reputation for being both highly personable and a bulldozer who is not afraid to make tough and unpopular decisions.As a 30-year stalwart of the group, he helped Macquarie navigate the depths of the global financial crisis, when banks around the world were on their knees, and then in 2013 was given the unenviable task of fixing a banking and wealth division riddled with cultural and compliance issues.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles