Last week, Barclays announced the appointment of Duncan Beattie and Duncan Connellan pictured in Sydney as managing directors of the bank’s Australian Investment Banking division. They commenced their new roles on 10 and 17 January, respectively, a spokesperson confirmed with FinanceAsia.
Both report to Richard Satchwell, country CEO and head of Investment Banking for Australia and the pair will be responsible for further expanding the Barclays franchise in the country, according to the bank’s public announcement.
The bank’s spokesperson elaborated on this strategy, sharing with FA, “Barclays sees Australia as an attractive and important financial services market and is committed to build-out in Australia...