Barclays Bank

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Barclays "has two business Clusters: Global Retail Banking and Corporate & Investment Banking and Wealth Management - both comprising world-class businesses and brands.

"There are two other major areas of the business: Group Centre and Absa. Group Centre is our head office and support functions operation. The Absa Group is one of South Africa's largest financial services businesses. "

Board

Accessed July 2010:

• Marcus Agius - Chairman
• John Varley
• Robert E. Diamond, Jr.
• Chris Lucas
• David Booth
• Sir Richard Broadbent
• Richard Leigh Clifford
• Fulvio Conti
• Sir Andrew Likierman
• Sir Michael Rake
• Sir John Sunderland
• Simon Fraser
• Reuben Jeffery III
• Dambisa Moyo

Corruption

• CARRICK MOLLENKAMP, "Probe Circles Globe to Find Dirty Money," Wall Street Journal, 2009.

Contact

URL: http://group.barclays.com

Coal financing

In November 2011, Barclays was listed as the number 5 top global financier of coal-fired power plants in a report complied by various environmental groups entitled, Bankrolling Climate Change: A Look into the Portfolios of the World's Largest Banks. The report noted that Barclays spent $10,272 million euros on coal plants around the world since 2005.

Resources and articles

Related Sourcewatch

• Sandra Dawson
• Sir Martin Jacomb - former deputy chair
• Chris Grigg
• Lord Wright of Richmond - former board member
• Howell James - Corporate Affairs Director
• David P. Allvey
• John Martin Taylor - former CEO
• Roger Davis - former CEO
• John Stewart (Australia) - former deputy CEO
• Richard Meddings
• Tony Prestedge
• Baroness Wheatcroft
• Christopher Smallwood - advisor
• Jerry del Missier is former COO of Barclays Bank Plc and former Co-Chief Executive of Corporate and Investment Banking