Barclays Hires Ingrid Hengster as Country CEO for Germany

The British universal bank Barclays announced that it has appointed Ingrid Hengster as Country CEO for Germany, subject to regulatory approval. Ingrid will be the local leader for Barclays in Germany, responsible for executing the country strategy in line with the bank’s regional and global ambitions.

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Further, Ingrid will also become a Global Chairman of Investment Banking, acting as a senior sponsor for key investment banking clients in the DACH region. She will report to Francesco Ceccato, CEO of Barclays Europe, Reid Marsh, Head of Investment Banking for Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific, and Alex Lynch, Global Chairman of Investment Banking, who leads the Global Chairman’s Group.

Before joining the bank, Ingrid has spent over 7 years at KfW Bankengruppe, one of the world’s leading promotional banks. In addition, she had a couple of years of a stint at Royal Bank of Scotland and before that was ABN AMRO.

Ingrid started her career in 1984 at Oesterreichische Kontrollbank before joining Commerzbank where she was Head of Industry, Oil, Gas and Energy Banking. After that, she took investment banking leadership roles at UBS Deutschland and Credit Suisse.

Commenting on the appointment, Reid Marsh said:”We have ambitious growth aspirations for Barclays Europe, and expansion in Germany is at the heart of our strategy. Ingrid’s client focus and leadership experience make her an ideal choice for the Country CEO role.”