Soon to be

Down she goes?

CEO wanted: Must be independently wealthy, connected to Germany, able to take unpopular decisions in the face of politicians, regulators, unions and shareholders, and be uninterested in ambitious growth or an ego-boosting merger. Any takers?

Deutsche Bank AG's search for a replacement for John Cryan, who fulfills all of these criteria yet hasn't been able to fix Germany's No. 1 bank, looks increasingly like a farce.