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Another Head Rolls at Merrill Lynch

Co-president will step down in wake of huge subprime losses

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(Newser) – Merrill Lynch co-president Ahmass Fakahany will step down after subprime mortgages led to a $9.8 billion fourth-quarter loss, the firm said today. Fakahany is at least the third exec from Stan O'Neal's team to leave since John Thain took over as CEO, reports Bloomberg. Thain replaced O'Neal in October following almost-as-horrifying third-quarter losses.

The decision hasn't been made public, but Merrill is expected to announce Fakahany's departure soon. When he was promoted in May 2007, O'Neal called him one of the "strongest leaders of the organization." He had joined Merrill in 1987. The security firm's other co-president, Greg Fleming, will remain under Thain.

A Merrill Lynch office is seen in New York in this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo. Ahmass Fakahany, Co-President of Merrill Lynch & Co. is stepping down in response to record losses on subprime mortgages and bonds acquired while he oversaw risk management. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, file)
A Merrill Lynch office is seen in New York in this Oct. 24, 2007 file photo. Ahmass Fakahany, Co-President of Merrill Lynch & Co. is stepping down in response to record losses on subprime mortgages and...   (Associated Press)
People arrive at the Merrill Lynch building on a rainy morning in New York in this Nov. 15, 2007 file photo.Ahmass Fakahany, Co-President of Merrill Lynch & Co. is stepping down in response to record losses on subprime mortgages and bonds acquired while he oversaw risk management. (AP Photo/Brian...
People arrive at the Merrill Lynch building on a rainy morning in New York in this Nov. 15, 2007 file photo.Ahmass Fakahany, Co-President of Merrill Lynch & Co. is stepping down in response to record...   (Associated Press)
Ahmass Fakahany, Co-President of Merrill Lynch & Co. is stepping down in response to record losses on subprime mortgages and bonds acquired while he oversaw risk management.
Ahmass Fakahany, Co-President of Merrill Lynch & Co. is stepping down in response to record losses on subprime mortgages and bonds acquired while he oversaw risk management.   (merrilllynch.com)
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