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Anna Cross

Anna Cross

Group Finance Director

Skills, experience and contribution

  • extensive accounting and financial services expertise
  • deep understanding of banking and retail sectors
  • significant financial leadership experience of financial institutions. 

Anna is a chartered accountant and Group Finance Director with responsibility for Finance, including Tax, Treasury, Investor Relations and Strategy.

Prior to joining Barclays, Anna worked in both banking and retail and held various roles at Asda, HBOS and Lloyds Banking Group. Since joining Barclays in 2013, Anna was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Barclays Bank UK PLC in 2016, Group Financial Controller in 2019 and Deputy Group Finance Director in 2020. She joined the Group Executive Committee in February 2022, before taking up the role of Group Finance Director in April 2022.

Key current appointments

  • Chair, The 100 Group of the FTSE Finance Directors