Barclays Bank chair Gerry Grimstone to step down

FILE PHOTO: Chairman of Barclays Bank Sir Gerry Grimstone speaks at a European Financial Forum event in Dublin, Ireland February 13, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo - Copyright CLODAGH KILCOYNE(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 22/02/2019 - 10:34•Updated 19/04/2024 - 11:32

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(Reuters) - Barclays Plc said on Friday that Gerry Grimstone, chairman of its Barclays Bank unit and non-executive director of the company, would step down at the end of February.

The chairman-elect of Barclays, Nigel Higgins, who is set to join the company on March 1, will take on the role of the bank's chair, the company said.