Barclays today announced changes to its Group Executive Committee, effective immediately.

Alistair Currie, Group Chief Operating Officer will be leaving Barclays to pursue a board portfolio career.

Mr Currie joined Barclays in August 2017 as Chief Operating Officer & Head of Product for Corporate Banking. In October 2017 he became Co-Head of Corporate Banking and in September 2018 was appointed Head of Corporate Banking.

In November 2021, he was appointed Global Head of Consumer Banking and Payments (CB&P). In this role he led the ongoing transformation of the CB&P businesses to become more digitally focussed, efficient and returns-driven, while delivering excellent customer service.

Prior to joining Barclays, Alistair Currie was at the ANZ Banking Group in Australia where he most recently held the role of Group Chief Operating Officer, responsible for technology, shared services, operations and property, and played a key role in the ANZ’s digital transformation. Before taking up this role in 2011, he had previously joined ANZ in 2008 as Managing Director, Transaction Banking.

Before ANZ, Alistair Currie spent 18 years at HSBC in a variety of international banking roles in the UK, Middle East and Asia including President and CEO of HSBC, Taiwan, between 2007 and 2008. As Regional Head of Trade Services, HSBC Asia Office in Hong Kong from 2004 to 2007, Alistair further developed HSBC’s market-leading trade finance position in the region and from 2001 to 2004, he was COO, Wells Fargo HSBC Trade Bank NA, San Francisco.

Craig Bright and Anne Marie Darling will assume the role of Group Co-Chief Operating Officers and Barclays Execution Services Co-Chief Executive Officers.

Craig joined Barclays in 2020 as Group Chief Information Officer. He has been accountable for the Group’s technology strategy and leading the delivery of our digital transformation across both our consumer and wholesale businesses. Craig has over 30 years of experience in technology and financial services leading technology functions and in designing and implementing complex and large-scale cloud and digital strategies.

Anne Marie joined Barclays in April this year following an extensive 25-year career at Goldman Sachs, where she was a partner for the last 12 years. Anne Marie held many leadership positions during her tenure, including Head of the Global Multi-Asset Platform Sales team, Head of Global FICC Execution Services, COO of Global Securities Sales and Head of Marquee digital distribution strategy.

C.S. Venkatakrishnan said:

“Craig and Anne Marie each have a vast and rich professional experience and complement each other well. We will benefit from their collaborative leadership.

“I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Alistair for his successful tenure as Group COO and head of the BX entity. I have personally benefitted from his valuable contributions to the Group Executive Committee since 2019. Alistair leaves the COO function with a strong focus and direction in executing our strategy and wider transformation objectives.”

Craig and Anne Marie have been working closely with Alistair since April in order to effect a smooth transition.