Barclays set to name ex-JPMorgan banker Jes Staley as new chief executive

Barclays set to name ex-JPMorgan banker Jes Staley as new chief executive

Jes Staley speaks during a panel discussion at the Institute of International Finance (IIF) annual meeting in Washington September 25, 2011. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Britain’s third largest bank Barclays PLC is close to naming former JPMorgan Chase banker Jes Staley as its new chief executive, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Monday.

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