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VIjay Shankar and Amaar Khan

Barclays strengthens Corporate Bank offerings in Asia Pacific and the Middle East with two senior appointments

14 February 2025
  • Vijay Shankar U.S joins as Managing Director, Head of Global Transaction Banking, APAC & Middle East
  • Amaar Khan appointed as Managing Director, CIO & Head of Corporate Banking Technology, APAC & Middle East

Hong Kong SAR/Singapore, 14 February 2025 – Barclays strengthens its Corporate Bank in Asia Pacific (APAC) and Middle East (ME) with two senior appointments in newly created roles. Vijay Shankar U.S joins as Managing Director, Head of Global Transaction Banking, APAC & ME, and Amaar Khan appointed as Managing Director, CIO & Head of Corporate Banking Technology, APAC & ME. Vijay and Amaar will be based out of Singapore.

Vijay will further build the Global Transaction Banking business in collaboration with Technology and Operations to deepen and broaden client relationships. He will report to Karen Braithwaite, Global Head of Transaction Banking and Pushkaraj Gumaste, Head of Corporate Banking, Asia Pacific & Middle East.

Amaar will develop a technology roadmap and work closely with the International Corporate Bank (ICB) to build product capabilities and drive commercial growth across the APAC & ME. He reports to Saket Sharma, CIO Corporate Bank.

“Vijay and Amaar bring rich experience in their respective domains to Barclays. This enables us to better align our client-centric approach with evolving business and technology landscapes”, said Pushkaraj Gumaste, Head of Corporate Banking, APAC & ME. “Both APAC and the ME present growth opportunities for our clients, and the appointments underpin our commitment to drive client engagement and to scale our technology platform.”

Vijay brings over 38 years’ experience including a robust background in Transaction Banking across Asia Pacific. Most recently. Vijay was Executive Director at ANZ Bank where he established Transaction Banking across Asia. Prior to that, he was at Standard Chartered and Deutsche Bank.

With over 27 years’ experience in technology, Amaar has delivered high impact transformation projects in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Amaar was previously Managing Director, Chief Information Officer and Head of Engineering for APAC at Bank of New York (BNY). Prior to that, he was at Bank of Singapore, Standard Chartered, Citi and Credit Suisse.

 

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About Barclays

Our vision is to be the UK-centred leader in global finance. We are a diversified bank with comprehensive UK consumer, corporate and wealth and private banking franchises, a leading investment bank and a strong, specialist US consumer bank. Through these five divisions, we are working together for a better financial future for our customers, clients, and communities.

About Barclays in Asia Pacific

Barclays has been in Asia Pacific for over 50 years and primarily supports corporations and financial institutions across the Asia Pacific region, catering to their cross-border Investment Bank needs and connecting them to the capital markets of UK, Europe, and the Americas. The bank also has a growing Private Bank business in Asia Pacific, with operations in both India and Singapore. Barclays in Asia Pacific is headed by Jaideep Khanna, who also leads the bank’s Global Markets business in the region. Its regional Investment Banking business is led by Vanessa Koo and Nitin Singh heads its Asia Private Banking business.

Recent key hires and developments at Barclays in Asia Pacific: