John McFarlane Appointed To Succeed Sir David Walker As Barclays Chairman

Barclays announce that John McFarlane has been appointed as a non-executive Director of Barclays with effect from 1 January 2015 and will succeed Sir David Walker as Chairman of Barclays with effect from the conclusion of the Barclays PLC AGM in 2015.

Sir David Walker will step down as a Director and as Chairman of Barclays with effect from the conclusion of the Barclays AGM in 2015.

John McFarlane is currently Chairman of Aviva plc, having joined the Aviva Board in September 2011 and becoming Chairman in July 2012. He is also Chairman of FirstGroup plc and he will be stepping down from both positions at the conclusion of their AGMs in April and July 2015, respectively. Barclays is grateful to Aviva and FirstGroup for agreeing to release Mr McFarlane to take on this important role. The appointment has been approved by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.

Mr McFarlane will remain a non-executive Director of Westfield Holdings Ltd and Old Oak Holdings Ltd.

Mr McFarlane has a strong track record as a CEO and subsequently as a Chairman. He brings extensive experience of investment, corporate and retail banking, as well as insurance, strategy, risk and cultural change.