2015-12-16 Evan Greenberg.(Hank) Greenberg on (Evan) Greenberg: ‘He Leads From the Front’
ACE Ltd. Chief Executive Evan Greenberg is in the news as he works to close the Switzerland-based insurer’s blockbuster $28.3 billion deal to acquire Chubb Corp. The Journal profiled Mr. Greenberg in Wednesday’s Money & Investing section.
ACE Ltd.首席执行官Evan Greenberg正在进行一项价值283亿美元的重大收购交易，收购Chubb Corp.的瑞士保险公司。周三，《华尔街日报》在《金融与投资》栏目中详细报道了Evan Greenberg的事迹。
The story details Mr. Greenberg’s transformation of ACE from a midsize property-casualty insurer into a giant with operations in 54 countries. The Chubb deal will move ACE—which will rename itself Chubb Ltd.—into the top-tier of the insurance world.
文章介绍了Evan Greenberg如何将ACE从一家中型的财产保险公司发展成为一个在54个国家开展业务的巨头。此次收购Chubb交易将使ACE（将改名为Chubb Ltd.）跻身保险行业的顶尖行列。
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We spoke with Mr. Greenberg’s father, Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg, the legend who transformed an obscure property-casualty company into the behemoth American International Group Inc., during nearly four decades before his exit in 2005.
我们采访了Greenberg先生的父亲Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg，他是将一个默默无闻的财产保险公司转变为美国国际集团（AIG）庞然大物的传奇人物，并在2005年退休前领导该公司近40年。
Here are edited excerpts from our conversation with the elder Mr. Greenberg, who is now building another insurance and investment conglomerate, Starr Cos.
以下是我们与Hank Greenberg的对话摘录，他现在正在建立另一个保险和投资集团Starr Cos.。
Wall Street Journal: What do you think of the way he’s built up ACE?
《华尔街日报》：您如何看待Evan建立ACE的方式？
Hank Greenberg: “Evan has done a great job. He has good work habits. He digs in. He leads from the front.”
Hank Greenberg：“Evan做得很好。他有良好的工作习惯。他全力以赴。他以身作则。”
WSJ: Does he seek advice from you?
《华尔街日报》：他会向你寻求建议吗？
Mr. Greenberg: “Look, we have a rule: When our family gets together, we don’t talk about our business. ... I don’t think it is appropriate that we talk about business.”
Greenberg先生：“我们有一条规矩：当我们家人聚在一起时，不谈我们的生意……我认为谈论生意并不合适。”
WSJ: Do you cross paths now in your business travels?
《华尔街日报》：你们现在在商务旅行中会碰面吗？
Mr. Greenberg: “Periodically we meet in China. There’s a fairly broad meeting that I go to every year. ... He doesn’t check in with me. We might meet in the fitness center. We may sit near each other, nothing untoward.”
Greenberg先生：“偶尔我们在中国碰面。我每年都会参加一个比较广泛的会议……他不会主动联系我。我们可能在健身中心见面。我们可能坐得很近，但没有任何不正常的情况。”
WSJ: What lessons did you seek to impart to Evan during the 25 years he worked at AIG, from 1975 to 2000?
华尔街日报：您希望在Evan在AIG工作的25年里教给他什么经验？（1975年至2000年）
Mr. Greenberg: “He’s my son. He obviously inherited some of the characteristics that I have, and he worked in the company for many years. You learn something when you’re doing that. He didn’t learn bad habits. ....
Greenberg先生：“他是我的儿子。他显然继承了一些我身上的特质，他在公司工作了很多年。在做这件事时会学到一些东西。他没有学到坏习惯……
“I think Evan saw the international side as important. I had him work in Japan for a period. He traveled many times with me. I’ve been involved in international issues, not just insurance issues, but foreign-policy issues, for years and years, helped open markets that weren’t opened...
我认为Evan看重国际化。我让他在日本工作了一段时间。他多次和我一起旅行。多年来，我一直参与国际事务，不仅仅是保险问题，还有外交政策问题，帮助打开未开放的市场……
“I did not treat my sons [with any special breaks during their AIG years]. If anything, I expected more from them than anyone else. It wasn’t easy from their point of view, but I hope I imparted to them discipline and [high] expectations.... and I think that worked out. They may not have liked it at the time, I’m sure, but I didn’t think it would be right to give them more leeway than anybody else.”“
在他们的 AIG 岁月里，我没有给我的儿子任何特殊的优待。如果有的话，我对他们的期望比对其他人更高。从他们的角度来看，这并不容易，但我希望我传授给他们的是纪律和高期望……我认为这起到了作用。我相信他们当时可能不喜欢这样，但我认为给他们比其他人更多的宽容是不对的。”
WSJ: Regarding Evan’s departure from AIG, some people tell us he needed to find his own platform. What do you think?
华尔街日报：关于Evan离开AIG，有些人告诉我们他需要寻找自己的平台。您怎么看？
Mr. Greenberg: “That’s exactly what a great company [like AIG at the time] should do: It’s a training ground, and individuals have their own aspirations and they should fulfill them.”
Greenberg先生：“这正是像AIG这样的伟大公司应该做的：它是一个培训基地，个人有自己的抱负，他们应该去实现它们。”
WSJ: Was it disappointing to you when Evan left?
华尔街日报： 当埃文离开时，你感到失望吗？
Mr. Greenberg: “I was unhappy to have him leave, obviously, but he’s his own person. He had to do what he wanted to do. He had to follow his own desires....
Greenberg先生：“显然，我对他离开感到不高兴，但他是他自己的人。他必须做他想做的事。他必须追随自己的愿望......
“I think [the bad blood allegedly created between Mr. Greenberg and Evan] was overdramatized [by the media]. He’s my son. I’m his father. I don’t know anybody [whose] father-son relationship runs smoothly without ever having a difference. ...
“我认为[媒体过度渲染了Greenberg和Evan之间的矛盾]。他是我的儿子，我是他的父亲。我不知道有谁的父子关系是完全没有分歧的……
“In any event, Evan is doing a great job. He’s learned a great deal. He’s matured. He’s grown. He’s certainly one of the outstanding people in the insurance industry. I’m very proud of that obviously. I’m very proud of all my four children.”
无论如何，埃文做得很好。他学到了很多。他成熟了。他成长了。他无疑是保险行业的杰出人物之一。我对此感到非常自豪。我为我的四个孩子感到非常自豪。
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