Hector Sants joins Barclays

Nicola Brittain
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Former Financial Services Authority (FSA) chief executive Hector Sants has joined Barclays.

Sants has been appointed to the newly created role of head of compliance and government and regulatory relations. He will take up the post on 21 January. Sants will oversee all compliance activities across the bank's operations. He will be responsible for ensuring the conduct of all staff is consistent with Barclays purpose and values, and that it complies with the spirit and letter of the law and the expectations of regulators in the geographies where Barclays operates. He will be report to the group chief executive, Antony Jenkins, who will assess his performance in the role. ...

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