Barclays investment bank head leaves as CEO Jes Staley takes control
London — On Wednesday, Barclays announced the surprise departure of its investment banking head Tim Throsby as part of wider leadership changes, adding that the moves were not linked to pressure from an activist investor to shrink its investment bank. The departure of the Australian will see CEO Jes Staley assume more direct control of three investment banking divisions, banking, markets and corporate bank, that had previously reported to Throsby. “I am making some leadership changes to ensure a much stronger and closer focus on the two respective hemispheres of our diversified group — our consumer and wholesale businesses,” Staley said. The move comes amid a battle between Staley and activist investor Edward Bramson, who is seeking a seat on the bank’s board to try and force it to shrink the underperforming investment bank that Staley has championed. Asked whether Throsby’s departure was linked to the pressure from Bramson’s Sherborne investment vehicle, which holds a 5.5% stake in...
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