Société Générale was at the centre of a financial scandal in 2009. The bank denied those accusations. January 2008: Trading loss incident (Kerviel Fraud) On January 24, 2008, the bank announced that a single futures trader at the bank had fraudulently lost the bank €4.9 billion (an equivalent of US$7.2 billion), the largest such loss in history. The company did not name the trader, but other sources identified him as Jérôme Kerviel, a relatively junior futures trader who allegedly orchestrated a series of bogus transactions that spiraled out of control amid turbulent markets in 2007 and early 2008. Partly due to the
Euros Lyn Euros Lyn Euros Lyn () (born 1971) is a Welsh television director. Lyn started out directing Welsh-language shows broadcast on S4C such as "Pam Fi Duw?", "Iechyd Da" and "Y Glas". He directed nine episodes of "Doctor Who" and won the BAFTA Cymru award for Best Director for "Silence in the Library" and the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form for "The Girl in the Fireplace". He also directed David Tennant's last episodes of "Doctor Who". In 2008, he directed "", the five-episode "Torchwood" mini-series (often called series 3 of the show). In 2007, he directed the