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Barclays PLC (/ ˈ b ɑːr k l i z /, occasionally /-l eɪ z /) is a British multinational universal bank, headquartered in London, England. Barclays operates as two divisions, Barclays UK and Barclays International, supported by a service company, Barclays Execution Services. [4]
Bank Headquarters Market cap [4]Total assets [5]Global rank by total assets As of 23 November 2024 Barclays: London, England 55.08 2,049.77 13th HSBC Holdings
One Churchill Place is a 156 m tall skyscraper with 32 floors, serving as the headquarters of Barclays Bank. It is in the Docklands area of London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Canary Wharf. The building is the 13th-tallest office block in the United Kingdom and the sixth tallest building in the Docklands.
London 64.5 7.0 Consumer goods: 7 154 Lloyds Banking Group: London 33.1 5.8 Banking: 8 166 Barclays: London 31.5 5.1 Banking: 9 167 Linde: Guildford: 32.8 6.3 Chemicals: 10 177 NatWest Group: Edinburgh: 33.7 5.1 Banking: 11 183 GlaxoSmithKline: London 38.6 5.6 Pharmaceuticals: 12 204 National Grid: London 25.4 9.4 Utilities: 13 227 Standard ...
Diamond became a leading candidate to succeed Matthew Barrett as group chief executive of Barclays Plc in 2004, but that post instead went to John Varley, who was five years younger than Diamond. [20] In 2005, Diamond was appointed president of Barclays Plc and joined its board of directors, while also remaining chief executive of Barclays Capital.
Agius' banking career began at the investment bank, Lazard, where he worked from 1972 to 2006 holding several senior positions. He was appointed as the chairman of the London branch of Lazard in 2001 and deputy chairman of Lazard LLC in 2002. [6] He joined BAA PLC as a non-executive director in 1995 and served as its chairman from 2002 till 2006.
The Woolwich Equitable Building Society demutualised in 1997, giving up its mutual status to become a bank: Woolwich PLC was formed, giving shares to investing and borrowing members of the society, and listing on the London Stock Exchange. [5] In August 2000, Barclays took over Woolwich PLC in a £5.4bn acquisition.
Sir John Oliver Frank Kingman KCB FRS FMedSci (born 24 April 1969) has been Chair of Legal & General PLC since 2016. He is also Chair of Barclays UK, the ring-fenced retail bank of Barclays PLC, and a member of the Barclays PLC board. He is Deputy Chair (and twice served as Acting Chair) of the National Gallery.