Three directors appointed at Barclays in Jersey

Tuesday 15 March 2016

Barclays has appointed Adele Bohlen, Emiko Caerlewy-Smith and David Thompson to senior management roles in its Jersey operation.

The appointments cover a range of key business areas and demonstrate the bank’s ongoing confidence to invest into Jersey to support its growth ambitions. It follows the announcement of over 60 new roles last October.

Adele Bohlen, Barclays new head of fiduciaries, is an experienced finance professional who has worked both on and offshore.  In her new role she will lead Barclays’ provision of banking and investment services to the trust and private client sector, a strategically important market for Jersey.

Emiko Caerlewy-Smith has a PhD in behavioural finance from Oxford University and a wealth of management consulting and private banking experience. Having joined Barclays as platform director for the Channel Islands, she leads a team of 70 people across both Jersey and Guernsey, delivering first-line risk management, platform governance, strategic change management and specialist client support.

David Thompson has been appointed to the role of director of investment servicing and control. In this role he will work with both internal and external parties in the shape of local regulators and product providers, and Barclays’ distribution and proposition teams. He will be responsible for the evolution of Barclays’ investment services utilising the experience gained from 18 years in the investment industry managing client assets and driving change in multi-jurisdictional businesses.

Paul Savery, managing director of Barclays in Jersey said: “Barclays in Jersey continues to invest. We are committed to growing our business in the islands and these senior appointments evidence our confidence in our strategy here.  The three will provide the expertise to further strengthen our offerings to clients.  I’m delighted to welcome people of the calibre of Adele, Emiko and David into our senior management team.”