28 August 2008: Strengthening of leadership at Barclays Wealth

Barclays Wealth is delighted to announce important changes to further strengthen its senior leadership. The changes incorporate the appointments of Gerard Aquilina, into a business critical new role, and Emmanuel Fievet, as the new Head of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) International Private Banking operation.

Gerard Aquilina, who in the two years since joining from HSBC has been responsible for leading the expansion of both the Barclays Wealth presence and its offering for high net worth clients in the EMEA region, will take on a new role; that of Vice-Chairman, Barclays Wealth. Gerard’s new responsibilities will involve the management of many of the firm’s most important and high profile international client relationships in addition to new business development

Emmanuel Fievet, who joins the firm from UBS, will take over as Managing Director, Head of International Private Banking, EMEA with effect from the beginning of December. Emmanuel has, since 2006, been Managing Director and Head of UK Onshore Wealth Management at UBS having previously been Head of Sales Management in the UK. Prior to UBS, Emmanuel held senior positions within Citigroup Private Bank and JP Morgan.

In announcing the high profile changes, Thomas L. Kalaris, Chief Executive at Barclays Wealth, commented:
“Our efforts to redefine the wealth management landscape and to service our clients must be led by the best talent in our industry. In Gerard Aquilina we have an experienced wealth management professional and advocate for Barclays Wealth, who is ideal for the new role of Vice-Chairman. And in attracting Emmanuel to the firm, we have added both strength and depth to our leadership team at a time when we see great opportunities to expand our footprint across the globe.”

For further information contact:

Nicola Hankey, Barclays Wealth, Corporate Communications
020 7114 9813

Jignasa Patel, Barclays Wealth, Corporate Communications
020 7699 2483