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Barclays Corporate boosts Non-Bank Financial Institutions business with new hire


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Barclays Corporate continues to grow its presence in Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) with the appointment of Jason Clinton as Business Development Director, one of several key hires within the team in recent weeks.

In the role, Clinton will focus on generating new business through deal origination while further deepening existing client relationships and strengthening key business introducer networks. He will be based in London with responsibility for supporting the full range of NBFI coverage teams, including insurance, funds, brokers and global development organisations.

Clinton joins from National Australia Bank, where for the past five years he held the role of Director, International Payment Solutions, Europe. In the London-based role, Clinton was responsible for marketing and account management of Australian and New Zealand dollar international payment solutions to European financial institutions.

Prior to this Clinton held senior Financial Institutions roles at National Australia Bank and Bank of New Zealand.

Commenting on his appointment, Jason Clinton, Business Development Director, NBFI, Barclays Corporate, said: "The Barclays brand opens doors and I am looking forward to generating significant new business by building on the reputation Barclays has already established in the financial services sector. It will be an incredibly varied role and one with huge potential for building new business relationships.”

Bill Wrest, Head of Business Development, NBFI, Barclays Corporate, commented: “Jason’s appointment bolsters our team significantly and emphasises our focus on targeted growth and the significance business development plays in this. We will now be capitalising on this new investment to increase both profile and coverage across the whole of NBFI.”

About Barclays Corporate

With a clear focus on quality relationships, Barclays Corporate provides integrated banking solutions to businesses with an annual turnover of more than £5 million in the UK and large local companies, financial institutions and multinationals in non-UK markets. We facilitate the success and growth of our clients by providing lending, risk management, cash and liquidity management, trade finance and asset and sales financing. Additionally, our clients benefit from the breadth of the Barclays Group, through access to the investment banking services of Barclays Capital including debt and equity capital markets, the private wealth management expertise of Barclays Wealth, and the card and payment services of Barclaycard. Barclays Corporate employs over 10,000 people globally. For more information please visit www.barclayscorporate.com.

About Barclays

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs 147,500 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide. For further information about Barclays, please visit our website www.barclays.com.



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