John Eaton has been appointed the new managing director of Barclays Private Clients International Banking with responsibility for providing services to Barclays` 300,000 international clients based in nearly 190 countries. He takes up his position immediately and will become a member of the Barclays Private Clients executive committee.

Mr Eaton has a wide range of experience, including deputy chief executive of Barclaycard, and most recently, managing director of retail products for Barclays Personal Financial Services, where he was responsible for current accounts, savings and loans products, as well as Barclays insurance business. He oversaw the launch of a number of key initiatives, including personal pricing for loans and the successful launch of Openplan, the offset mortgage and savings concept.

Commenting on his new job, Mr Eaton said: "Barclays Private Clients was launched nearly a year ago, bringing together a number of successful wealth businesses with the aim of creating a business that will be a leader in wealth management.

"International banking has a pivotal role to play in helping develop our customer base, and to ensure that we offer our international clients a broader range of both banking and investment products, so that international clients can increasingly manage all their financial requirements through Barclays Private Clients."

Mr Eaton joined Barclays in 1972 after graduating from the University of Manchester with a B.Sc. in Mathematics. He replaces Michael Pinder, who has been appointed managing director of Barclays Private Clients Premier Banking.

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