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Barclays confirms Jes Staley as CEO

Former JP Morgan fund management and investment bank chief to replace the ousted Antony Jenkins on December 1

Barclays confirms Jes Staley as CEO

Barclays confirmed on October 28 that former JP Morgan banker James Staley will join the UK lender as its chief executive officer in December.

Staley's appointment, news of which was leaked earlier this month, marks the return of a US banker to the helm of one of the UK's last remaining universal banks.

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