Barclays has appointed Chris Turner as chairman of global leveraged finance as part of several changes in its leveraged finance and financial sponsors business.
Turner has been head of leveraged finance and financial sponsors for Europe and Middle East for the past three years and will relocate to New York from London for the new role. He will report to Jean-Francois Astier, global head of capital markets.
Barclays appointed Susana Leith-Smith as head of EME leveraged finance, based in London. Leith-Smith has been leading the leveraged finance technology, media and technology team in EME for several years. She will report to Astier and Reid Marsh, head of banking for Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Andrew Richards has been appointed as head of EME financial sponsor coverage. Richards has helped to grow the EME financial sponsors business since 2014 and is responsible for some major clients, after previously heading financial sponsors coverage in Asia. He will report to Chris Sullivan, global head of financial sponsors, and Marsh.
Barclays has also appointed Ken McGrath as chairman of EME financial sponsor coverage. McGrath was previously head of the EMEA financial sponsors group. He will report to Sullivan and Marsh.