The next focusIR Investor Webinar takes places on 14th May with guest speakers from Blue Whale Growth Fund, Taseko Mines, Kavango Resources and CQS Natural Resources fund. Please register here.

Less Ads, More Data, More Tools Register for FREE

Barclays CEO Antony Jenkins to leave, chairman takes over

Wed, 08th Jul 2015 06:18

LONDON, July 8 (Reuters) - Barclays Plc said ChiefExecutive Antony Jenkins was to leave, with its chairman JohnMcFarlane taking over executive duties, after the board decidednew leadership was required to take the bank forward.

It said John McFarlane was ideally qualified to take overuntil a permanent successor to Jenkins was appointed.

"This development does not signal any major change instrategy," the bank said on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Paul Sandle; editing by Kate Holton)

Related Shares

More News
Today 08:37

Norway wealth fund to back Barclays CEO, chair at AGM

OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) - Norway's $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund, one of the world's largest investors, supports the reappointment of Barclays C...

3 May 2024 17:04

Ex-Odey portfolio manager Hanbury warns investors are 'buying blind'

LONDON, May 3 (Reuters) - Former Odey Asset Management (OAM) portfolio manager James Hanbury has said in a letter to investors that passive and syst...

2 May 2024 13:48

UK shareholder meetings calendar - next 7 days

1 May 2024 14:50

Barclays to cut jobs in investment banking - reports

(Sharecast News) - Barclays has reportedly kicked off a fresh round of redundancies, cutting "a few hundred roles" at its investment bank as it looks ...

30 Apr 2024 20:30

GM in talks with Barclays to replace Goldman Sachs in credit card partnership -source

NEW YORK April 29 (Reuters) -

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.

Quickpicks are a member only feature

Login to your account

Don't have an account? Click here to register.