Education
Jenkins grew up in Stoke-on-Trent. And was educated at Oxford University, where he earned his MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He also holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management.
group chief executive of barclays
Jenkins grew up in Stoke-on-Trent. And was educated at Oxford University, where he earned his MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He also holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management.
He began his career in finance at Barclays in 1983, but subsequently moved to Citigroup and rose to head the company's branded credit card business. In 2006, he returned to Barclays to take over the company's Barclaycard division. In 2009, Jenkins was promoted to chief executive of the retail and business banking group and asked to join the executive committee.
He was appointed as the Group Chief Executive of Barclays on 30 August 2012. He stepped into the role previously held by Robert E. Diamond Jr., who left as a result of a Libor manipulation scandal that resulted in a $450 million payout by Barclays to settle accusations brought by American and British authorities.