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Board of Directors
Sir David Walker (74)
Chairman
Skills and experience
Sir David joined the Board as a
non-executive Director in September 2012
and became Chairman in November 2012.
Sir David began his career with Her
Majesty’s Treasury, where, with a period
on secondment to the International
Monetary Fund in Washington, he served
until 1977. Sir David held several key
positions at the Bank of England, where he
became one of four Executive Directors.
He was Chairman of the Securities &
Investment Board and, ex officio, a
nominated member of the Council of
Lloyd’s. Sir David was a non-executive
member of the Court of the Bank of
England, a non-executive board member
of the former CEGB and subsequently of
National Power plc. He was formerly
Chairman of Reuters Venture Capital,
Vice-Chairman of the Legal and General
Group plc and was Chairman of the
London Investment Bankers’ Association
for 4 years. Sir David was Chairman and
CEO of Morgan Stanley International, and
subsequently Chairman. He retired as
Chairman of Morgan Stanley International
in December 2005 but remained a Senior
Advisor until the end of August 2012. Sir
David is a member and a trustee of the
Group of Thirty and previously served as
Treasurer of the Group. He was Chairman
of the Business Leaders’ Group of the East
End charity Community Links.
Sir David has completed two reports and
made recommendations in respect of the
private equity industry and corporate
governance at financial institutions. He
also co-led the independent review of the
report that the FSA produced into the
failure of Royal Bank of Scotland and was
a member of the four-person Committee
chaired by Lord Woolf (former Lord Chief
Justice) into ethical business conduct at
BAE Systems plc.
Sir David has significant experience as a
director and chairman, coupled with an
extensive knowledge of the financial
services industry. This, in addition to an
excellent understanding and experience of
boardroom and corporate governance
issues, enables him to provide effective
leadership to the Barclays Board.
Other principal external appointments
Trustee, Cicely Saunders Foundation
Committee membership
Board Conduct, Reputation and
Operational Risk Committee (Chairman)
Board Corporate Governance and
Nominations Committee (Chairman)
Board Enterprise Wide Risk Committee
(Chairman)
Board Remuneration Committee
Antony Jenkins  (52)
Group Chief Executive;
Executive Director
Skills and experience
Antony was appointed Group Chief
Executive in August 2012. Previously
Antony was Chief Executive of Barclays’
Retail and Business Banking business. He
has been a member of the Group
Executive Committee since 2009.
Antony started his career at Barclays,
where he completed the Barclays’
Management Development Programme,
before going on to hold various roles in
retail and corporate banking. He then
moved to Citigroup, working in both
London and New York, before rejoining
Barclays as Chief Executive of Barclaycard.
Antony has represented Barclays as a
non-executive Director on the Board of
Absa (now Barclays Africa Group). He was
also on the Board of Visa Europe Ltd and
the Board of Motability Operations Group
plc. Since becoming Group Chief
Executive, Antony has taken the lead in
the development of Barclays’ Transform
programme, including the introduction of
a new purpose and values, with the aim of
making Barclays the ‘Go-To’ Bank for
customers and clients.
Other principal external appointments
Member, Board of Directors of the Institute
of International Finance
Member, International Advisory Panel of
the Monetary Authority of Singapore
Committee membership
Group Executive Committee (Chairman)
Mike Ashley (59)
Non-Executive Director
Skills and experience
Mike joined the Board as a non-executive
Director in September 2013. He was
formerly Head of Quality and Risk
Management for KPMG Europe LLP
(ELLP), which forms part of the KPMG
global network, where his responsibilities
included the management of professional
risks and quality control. He was a
member of the ELLP Board and was also
KPMG UK's designated Ethics Partner.
Mike has over 20 years experience as an
audit partner, during which he was the
lead audit partner for several large
financial services groups, most recently
HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered
PLC, and also for the Bank of England.
Mike has an in depth understanding of
auditing and the associated regulatory
issues, with specific experience of large,
global banks.
Other principal external appointments
Member, Institute of Chartered
Accountants in England and Wales’ Ethics
Standards Committee
Member, HM Treasury's Audit Committee
Vice Chair, European Financial Reporting
Advisory Group's Technical Expert Group
Committee membership
Board Audit Committee (Chairman)
Board Conduct, Reputation and
Operational Risk Committee
Board Corporate Governance and
Nominations Committee
Board Financial Risk Committee
Board Enterprise Wide Risk Committee
Tim Breedon (56)
Non-executive Director
Skills and experience
Tim was appointed to the Board as a
non-executive Director in November 2012.
Tim held a number of roles at Legal &
General Group plc (L&G) before joining its
board as Group Director (Investments)
and becoming Group Chief Executive. He
was later an adviser to L&G, primarily with
responsibilities in connection with
Solvency II. Tim was a Director of the
Association of British Insurers (ABI), and
also served as its Chairman. He was also
Chairman of the UK Government’s
non-bank lending taskforce, an
industry-led taskforce that looked at the
structural and behavioural barriers to the
development of alternative debt markets
in the UK. Tim was a director of the
Financial Reporting Council and was on
the board of the Investment Management
Association. Tim has over 25 years of
experience in financial services and has
extensive knowledge and experience of
regulatory and government relationships.
He brings to the Board the experience and
knowledge of leading a financial services
company, combined with an
understanding of the UK and EU
regulatory environment and risk
management. His customer focus and
understanding of investor issues, gained
both at L&G and the ABI, is of particular
relevance to Barclays.
Other principal external appointments
Non-executive Director, Ministry of Justice
Committee membership
Board Financial Risk Committee
(Chairman)
Board Audit Committee
Board Conduct, Reputation and
Operational Risk Committee
Board Corporate Governance and
Nominations Committee
Board Remuneration Committee
Board Enterprise Wide Risk Committee
Fulvio Conti (66)
Non-executive Director
Skills and experience
Fulvio joined the Board in April 2006 as a
non-executive Director. Fulvio has
significant financial and business
experience from a career spanning over 35
years, and is currently CEO and General
Manager of Enel SpA, the Italian energy
company, where he was previously Chief
Financial Officer. During his career Fulvio
held the role of General Manager and CFO
of Telecom Italia SpA and CFO for various
private and government owned entities in
Italy. He was also in charge of finance at
Montedison–Compart, was CFO at
Montecatini and Ferrovie dello Stato and
has also held positions in finance and
operations in various affiliates of Mobil Oil
Corporation in Italy and Europe. Fulvio’s
wide ranging business experience,
particularly in continental Europe, provides
a valuable contribution to the Board Audit
Committee and the main Board,
particularly with regard to economic and
political developments in the Eurozone.
Other principal external appointments
President, Eurelectric
Director, AON PLC
Director, ENDESA SA
Director, Italian Institute of Technology
Independent Director, RCS MediaGroup
S.p.A
Vice President, Confindustria
Committee membership
Board Audit Committee
Simon Fraser (54)
Non-executive Director
Skills and experience
Simon joined the Board in March 2009 as
a non-executive Director. He has extensive
experience of the fund management
industry, having started his career at
Fidelity International, where he spent 27
years. During this time Simon was
President of the Investment Solutions
Group and President of the Retirement
Institute. He held a number of other
positions during his career at Fidelity
International, including President,
European & UK Institutional Business,
Global Chief Investment Officer, Chief
Investment Officer for Asia Pacific and
Chief Investment Officer of the European
Investment Group. With his extensive
experience of the fund management
industry, Simon provides a useful
perspective on how Barclays is viewed by
its institutional investors.
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