Barclays Hires Angela Liu as Country CEO of China

The British universal bank Barclays announced today the appointment of Angela Liu as its  Country CEO of China, entrusted her with the task of reinforcing its existing cross-border Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) platform in China.

According to the official press release, Ms. Liu will expand the bank’s CIB platform and capabilities model – to support corporates and financial institutions based in China, catering to their cross-border corporate and investment banking needs, and connecting them to the capital markets of Asia Pacific, UK, Europe and the Americas. In addition, she will be leading Barclays’ China growth initiatives across all product lines in Global Markets, Investment Banking and Corporate Banking, in partnership with the bank’s regional heads of the CIB, and will also work with Ms. Grace Kuo, Barclays’ Shanghai Branch Manager. Ms. Liu will be reporting to Jaideep Khanna, Head of Barclays, Asia Pacific.

Ms. Liu brings Barclays nearly 20-year experience in the banking industry. She most recently served Deutsche Bank as Head of Institutional Client Group, China and Hong Kong, where she led client coverage and distribution across its entire product spectrum. Prior to that, she has spent over 17 years at Morgan Stanley in New York and Hong Kong, where she made significant contributions across structured products, securitized products and client coverage. Besides, she was Chairman of the Board for Morgan Stanley Bank International (China).

“China presents a big opportunity for growth in Asia Pacific,” sid Jaideep Khanna, Head of Barclays, Asia Pacific, “Barclays’ global cross-border CIB platform and our strong collaboration between businesses will continue to drive growth for our clients in China. We are delighted to have Angela join Barclays to continue the expansion of our China franchise in a systematic and phased approach.”