- Robert Diamond
Robert Edward "Bob" Diamond, Jr. (born
Springfield, Massachusetts ,July 27 ,1951 ) is an Americanbanker who is currently President of Barclays plc, CEO ofBarclays Capital , and member of Board of Management of the third largest British-based banking group.One of seven children, Diamond was raised in
Concord, Massachusetts . He was selected as an All-StateLinebacker . He attendedColby College , majoring inEconomics and pledging thePhi Delta Theta Fraternity , and got hisMBA from theUniversity of Connecticut Business School, graduating first in his class. He worked forMorgan Stanley inNew York before taking a job as head of the government bond division inLondon . In 1992 he was appointed head ofAsia n operations byCredit Suisse First Boston and moved, with his family, toJapan , and subsequently toGreenwich, Connecticut .In 1997, Diamond once again moved to
London with his family after he was offered the position of Chief Executive at Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW), soon to be rebrandedBarclays Capital . He joined the bank's board on June 1, 2005, as executive director and President of Barclays PLC. [http://www.newsroom.barclays.co.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=135&NewsAreaID=1 Robert E. Diamond Jr ] ]Since joining Barclays he has also taken control of the bank's wealth management (
Barclays Wealth ) and fund management (Barclays Global Investors ) divisions. He is known as one of Britain's highest-paid workers, collecting a package worth up to £27m in 2006, and holding Barclays shares worth £65m. [ [http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2043410,00.html Barclays banker's pay revealed | Business | guardian.co.uk ] ]He is also an avid sports fan, supporting the
Red Sox inBaseball , Chelsea in English Football, the Patriots in American Football, and the Celtics inBasketball .References
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* [http://www.newsroom.barclays.co.uk/Content/Detail.asp?ReleaseID=135&NewsAreaID=1 Profile at Barclays PLC]
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