HONG KONG, May 2 (Reuters) - Barclays PLC has namedAndrew Jones and Eiji Nakai as co-chief executive officers forAsia Pacific, replacing the retiring Robert Morrice.
The appointments are subject to regulatory approval, theUK-based bank said in a statement on Friday.
Jones, currently the region's chief operating officer,joined the bank in 2000 and has worked in Hong Kong andSingapore in fixed income and corporate finance roles.
Nakai has been Barclays' Japan chief executive since 2004,and will continue in that role. (Reporting by Lawrence White; Editing by Christopher Cushing)