LONDON, Oct 4 (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Fridaythat it had hired the finance director of Barclays' British retail and business banking division to be its newfinance director.
Ralph Coates, 40, has worked at Barclays since 2004 and willstart his new role on Nov. 4. He succeeds Warwick Jones, whoretired from the Bank of England in June.