Ex-Credit Suisse CEO to Run for President in Ivory Coast (1)

Ivory Coast’s main opposition party overwhelmingly endorsed former Credit Suisse Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam as its candidate for president in this year’s election.

Thiam, 62, ran unopposed in the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast’s primary election after his only rival, former Trade Minister Jean-Louis Billon, opted out of the race. The PDCI’s support comes after more than a dozen other political groups in the West African nation aligned with the party to form the Coalition for Peaceful Change in Ivory Coast, with Thiam as its leader.

Tidjane Thiam

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg

He was endorsed by almost 100% of the delegates at primaries held ...