Barclays Bank logo is seen in this illustration taken March 12, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 13 (Reuters) - Barclays (BARC.L) on Friday named investment banking veteran Geoffrey Belsher as chairman and country chief executive officer for Canada, effective Oct. 16. Belsher has previously held senior role in Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CM.TO). He was also the president of Canadian operations of Barclays Capital and its predecessor Lehman Brothers Canada, according to the company's statement. Belsher would be based in Toronto and report to CEO of Americas Richard Haworth and the global co-heads of investment banking Cathal Deasy and Taylor Wright.

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Persons: Dado Ruvic, Geoffrey Belsher, Belsher, Richard Haworth, Cathal Deasy, Taylor Wright, Bruce Rothney, Pritam Biswas, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: Barclays Bank, REUTERS, Barclays, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Barclays Capital, Lehman Brothers Canada, Citigroup, Jefferies Financial, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Canada, Toronto, U.S, Bengaluru