Barclays Taps Torsten Schöneborn and Jerry Minier to Co-Head G10 FX Trading

Barclays​ announced today that it has selected Torsten Schöneborn and Jerry Minier to co-head G10 FX Trading business. The G10 currencies are ten of the most heavily traded currencies in the world, which are also ten of the world's most liquid currencies.

According to the official press release, both will be based in London and report to Michael Lublinsky, Global Head of Macro. They will work closely with technologists, quants, sales and trading to lead the delivery of world class technology and infrastructure platforms to Barclays clients and drive the franchise to a top market position.

Torsten Schöneborn joins Barclays from BNP Paribas where he served as Global Head of Electronic Platform and Global Head of Quant Prime Broking for more than two years. Prior to that, he spent over nine years at Deutsche Bank, with roles including Global Co-Head of Electronic Equities, Head of eFX Spot Quant Trading.

Jerry Minier most recently Global Head of FX Options Trading at Barclays. He joined the bank in May 2020. Previously, he served Goldman Sachs, and held FX Options roles in New York, London, and Hong Kong.

"We have made great progress growing our Global Macro business and remain relentlessly focused on the areas where we can be consistently excellent. FX is one of our historic strengths and Torsten and Jerry’s expertise will help us execute our next set of priorities as we continue to invest and build best in class platforms and solutions for our clients," said Michael Lublinsky, Global Head of Macro.