Barclays appoints Enrico Massaro as Head of Consumer and Retail Group for Europe, Middle East and Africa

Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank today announces the appointment of Enrico Massaro as Head of Consumer and Retail Group (CRG), EMEA. 

Enrico joins from JP Morgan where he has spent the last 19 years, joining as an Analyst and most recently as a Managing Director in its Consumer Retail Investment Banking team.  He has a broad range of experience having been involved in numerous M&A, IPOs, fund raising and financing transactions for wide variety of clients including public companies, family-owned businesses, financial sponsors and early-stage entrepreneurial clients across luxury goods, fashion, beauty and sporting goods. Notable transactions include LVMH’s acquisition of Tiffany, Adidas’ sale of Reebok, KKR’s acquisition of Wella, Salvatore Ferragamo’s IPO, PAI and BCI's sale of Refresco. 

Enrico arrives at Barclays in October and will report to Marco Valla, Global Head of Technology, Media and Telecoms and Consumer and Retail Investment Banking, and Reid Marsh, Head of Investment Banking, EMEA.

Marco Valla said: “We have a real opportunity to broaden our coverage footprint in EMEA and the breadth of Enrico’s client relationships make him ideal to lead and expand our CRG franchise in the region.”

Reid Marsh said: “The Consumer and Retail sector is an important focus in building the success of our investment banking franchise across Europe and this hire demonstrates our continued investment to further strengthen our European banking capabilities.”