Thomas Kalaris

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Thomas Kalaris
Born
Thomas Llewellyn Kalaris

November 1955 (age 68)
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Dickinson College
University of Chicago
OccupationBanker
Known forformer chief executive of Barclays wealth and investment management

Thomas Llewellyn Kalaris (born November 1955) [1] is a British banker, the former chief executive of Barclays wealth and investment management.

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Early life

Kalaris has a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. [2]

Career

Kalaris joined Barclays in 1996, and was a member of the bank's executive committee from November 2009. [3]

Kalaris was one of the co-founders of Saranac Partners, a wealth management company backed by Standard Life Aberdeen. He stepped down from the firm's management in June 2016, but remains an advisor and shareholder. [4]

In June 2017, following a five-year investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office covering Barclays' activities during the financial crisis of 2007–2008, the former Barclays chief executive John Varley and three former colleagues, Roger Jenkins, Kalaris and Richard Boath were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance. [5] [6] In February 2020, Kalaris, along with Roger Jenkins and Richard Boath, were found not guilty on all charges. [7]

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References

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