Barclays appoints MD of retail lending
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Barclays has appointed Steve Weston to the newly created role of managing director of retail lending in its UK retail and business banking division.
David Finlay, managing director for mortgages at Barclays and Andy Gray, head of mortgages at Barclays,will both report to Weston, who will be responsible for leading the bank’s mortgage and consumer lending strategy.
He will sit on the UK Retail and Business Banking executive committee, reporting to Ashok Vaswani, chief executive officer, UK retail and business banking at Barclays.
Weston joins Barclays from National Australia Bank, where he has been employed since 2009 in the position of general manager, broker platforms, based in Melbourne, Australia.
He says: “Barclays already has a strong track record in the UK retail banking market and I intend to help build upon this. The economic climate has presented massive challenges for lenders over the last few years, but Barclays is well positioned for further success. I am excited about the new opportunities and challenges that lay ahead in 2012 and beyond.”
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