Sir Gerry Grimstone to step down from Barclays roles
Sir Gerry is currently a non-executive director at Barclays and the chairman of its Barclays Bank subsidiary, but he will leave those roles at the end of February
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Barclays is a global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management. It operates through branches, offices and subsidiaries in the United Kingdom and overseas.
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