Barclays has appointed Solomon Soquar as the head of Global Investments and Solutions (GI&S) at the bank’s wealth and investment management division (W&IM).

Soquar joined Barclays in 2011 and has over 24 years’ experience in private banking and investment management. Prior to Barclays he worked at Citi Private Bank where he was responsible for Capital Markets in the EMEA region.

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Soquar will report to Akshaya Bhargava, the newly appointed chief executive of Barclays W&IM.

Commenting on the appointment, Bhargava said:

"Following an extensive internal and external search I’m delighted that Solomon Soquar has agreed to head up GI&S at Barclays Wealth and Investment Management. In Solomon we have a values driven individual, with deep investment expertise and a strategic outlook to continue to build out our investment centre of excellence. His appointment is also testimony to the quality and depth of the internal talent pool at Barclays."