Nationalisation of Northern Rock mortgage products, but the other company, "Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc", will not. The subsidiary in Guernsey, Northern Rock (Guernsey) Limited, and all Irish accounts are owned by the new Northern Rock plc. After the split there are two boards of directors; Ron Sandler is the Chairman of the new Northern Rock plc and Richard Pym is Chairman of the Asset Management company. Gary Hoffman is Chief Executive of both companies. On 10 March 2010 Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc announced that for the year 2009 the company made a better than expected loss of £257.4 million; this was a
Nationalisation of Northern Rock before the removal of the guarantee at the end of May. This means that, like most banks, only the first £50,000 (or as of October 2011, £85,000) deposited is guaranteed. When the British Government nationalised the bank, they noted that it was to be a temporary measure, and one of their aims was to eventually return the bank back to the private sector. On 26 April 2009, "The Times" suggested that the Government would sell Northern Rock by the end of 2009. Potential buyers included Virgin Money, National Australia Bank, Santander, Blackstone and TowerBrook. "The Times" noted that a British