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Barclays strengthens its global Financial Institutions team with new appointment

06 Jun 2012 10:57 GMT

Barclays has appointed John Rodriguez as Relationship Director within its Financial Institutions team, with responsibility for supporting Latin American financial institutions.

At Barclays, Rodriguez will be responsible for establishing and strengthening Barclays transaction banking relationships with financial institutions across Latin America (LatAm), working closely with Barclays investment banking arm to provide a wide-ranging coverage model for these banking clients.

Rodriguez joins Barclays from HSBC where he was Senior Vice President, Global Transaction Banking responsible for supporting financial institution clients across the US, LatAm and Caribbean. Prior to joining HSBC, he held Senior Vice President roles at Wells Fargo and Wachovia Bank. Rodriguez has extensive experience working throughout LatAm supporting financial institutions and corporate clients with their transaction banking requirements.

The appointment of Rodriguez is part of a major growth drive for the Barclays Financial Institutions team, with a focus on providing a broad range of transaction banking solutions to Latin American and global financial institutions.

Commenting on his appointment, John Rodriguez said: “Barclays has ambitious strategic plans for growing its corporate and transaction banking presence globally, and as such this is an exciting time to be joining the team. I look forward to supporting this vision and working alongside colleagues in the investment bank to further develop Barclays financial institutions offering across LatAm.”

David Scola, Managing Director, Financial Institutions, Barclays Corporate Banking commented: “John’s appointment signifies our commitment to provide on-going support to our clients by offering tailored corporate banking solutions to suit their needs, both in LatAm and to support their US, UK and European operations.”


About Barclays

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth and investment 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 approximately 140,000 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.