SINGAPORE, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Barclays' head ofAsia commodities and its head of credit sales in the region areamong its high-profile departures in Asia after it began cuttinghundreds of jobs in its investment bank, two sources familiarwith the matter said.
James Groves, head of Asia commodities business and who hadbeen with Barclays since 2002, as well as the bank's Asia creditsales head Jim Vore have departed, the sources told Reuters onThursday.
A spokesman for Barclays in Hong Kong declined to comment,while the two executives did not reply to a Reuters email.
A source told Reuters on Tuesday Barclays is set to cuthundreds more jobs in its investment banking division as theBritish lender keeps pushing to reform its business.
Last year, Barclays Chief Executive Antony Jenkins pledged afresh course for the bank, in an attempt to restore itsreputation following a series of scandals.
Jenkins said in February last year that under his plan,Project Transform, the bank would shed 1,800 jobs in corporateand investment banking and 1,900 in its European retail andbusiness banking.
The latest cuts come in addition to those. Overall, Barclaysemploys around 140,000 people.