Tag: James Staley

November 05, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Jes Staley purchases 2.79 million shares in Barclays

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) has earlier today announced that its CEO designate James (Jes) Staley has bought into the company. Via a transaction that took place on November 4, 2015, Jes Staley purchased 2,790,000 ordinary shares in the company. The nominal value per share is 25 pence. The average market price of the Shares was £2.3300 per…

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October 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

James Staley resigns from all roles at UBS following Barclays move

James (Jes) Staley, who will become Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) from December 1, 2015, has stepped down from all of his roles at UBS AG (SWX:UBSN). In an announcement today, UBS said that it accepted Mr Staley's resignation from all of his functions at the bank with immediate effect. The rationale…

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October 28, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

Barclays appoints James E. Staley as Group Chief Executive

Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) has earlier today announced the appointment of James E. Staley (Jes Staley) as Group Chief Executive Officer. The move was touted in media earlier this month, with the bank noting back then that the search process for a new CEO had not concluded yet. Today's announcement makes it all official - Mr Staley…

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