They brought him from Jordan not for his brilliance, but for this: ""Ms Cleveland met Marwan Muasher, the newly arrived director for external relations, on April 4 to discuss how to respond to leaks about the terms and conditions awarded to Ms Riza. They agreed on a statement that was to be briefed on an anonymous or ‘background’ basis by senior bank officials. This included the apparently misleading claim that ‘after consultation with the then general counsel, the ethics committee of the board approved an external assignment agreement which was reached with the staff member’. Mr Muasher confirmed the agreed text with Ms Cleveland in an e-mail, a copy of which has been seen by the FT, and its authenticity has been attested to by two bank officials. The statement was then briefed to the FT and other media organisations by senior bank officials." (thanks Marian)