Key facts

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 145,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

Our structure

Barclays is made up of two ‘Clusters’: Retail and Business Banking, and Corporate and Investment Banking and Wealth Management, each of which has a number of Business Units.

The third major area of the business is Group Centre , which comprises all our essential support functions.  

Our leadership

Barclays Group Chairman is Marcus Agius, and the Chief Executive is Bob Diamond. They are supported by Barclays Executive Committee and the Board of Directors.  

Global presence

Barclays Group headquarters is at 1 Churchill Place in London, UK, but we have operations all over the world, with products and services to meet the needs of customers and clients in local markets. Find out more