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BARCLAYS WELCOMES NEW MANAGER

Mr. Mark Young of London, England has taken up duties at Barclays Bank PLC (BVI) as Senior Manager and the new Head of Corporate
Banking. He takes over from Country Manager Mr. Charles Crane, who came to the BVI just under eight years ago from Barclays Bank in
Ghana.
Mr. Crane leaves here shortly for Tanzania, where Barclays has just opened up a branch. As Deputy Managing Director, he will be helping to
develop that operation for an initial period of two years.
“I found the BVI a fascinating island, extremely friendly people; the business has been challenging and exciting and we’ve seen tremendous
growth…much change in both domestic business and of course, growth in offshore business,” Mr. Crane told the Island Sun in this exclusive
interview, as he reflected on his tenure here. He said among the most significant achievements during his stint in the BVI are the move to the new
Barclays headquarters two and a half years ago, the sale of Nanny Cay after 10 years (Barclays held the mortgage) and the opening up of a
branch in East End.
The new Manager arrived in the territory on Tuesday. He spent the last three years in the Turks and Caicos Islands as Country Manager. Mr.
Young, a graduate of the University of Manchester, joined the Barclays family over 10 years ago. Since then, he has worked in a number of big
cities in the United Kingdom, including London, Manchester and Oxford. He has also worked in Guernsey in the Channel Islands in the bank’s
offshore business there and in the Turks and Caicos Islands. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers.
Mr. Young will have overall responsibility for all the operations in the BVI - the two branches on Tortola and one on Virgin Gorda. He will have
oversight for customer service, bank staff and ultimately its profits.
“This is a new and exciting country for me to live in and I’m looking forward to learning about the people and business here,” he told the Island
Sun, adding, “the biggest challenge is taking over from someone who is as well respected as Charles.”
In terms of the future, the Managers said Barclays would continue to improve service standards and expand delivery channels through greater
use of technology

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			BARCLAYS WELCOMES NEW MANAGER Mr. Mark Young of London, England has taken up duties at Barclays Bank PLC (BVI) as Senior Manager and the new Head of Corporate Banking. He takes over from Country Manager Mr. Charles Crane, who came to the BVI just under eight years ago from Barclays Bank in Ghana. Mr. Crane leaves here shortly for Tanzania, where Barclays has just opened up a branch. As Deputy Managing Director, he will be helping to develop that operation for an initial period of two years. “I found the BVI a fascinating island, extremely friendly people; the business has been challenging and exciting and we’ve seen tremendous growth…much change in both domestic business and of course, growth in offshore business,” Mr. Crane told the Island Sun in this exclusive interview, as he reflected on his tenure here. He said among the most significant achievements during his stint in the BVI are the move to the new Barclays headquarters two and a half years ago, the sale of Nanny Cay after 10 years (Barclays held the mortgage) and the opening up of a branch in East End. The new Manager arrived in the territory on Tuesday. He spent the last three years in the Turks and Caicos Islands as Country Manager. Mr. Young, a graduate of the University of Manchester, joined the Barclays family over 10 years ago. Since then, he has worked in a number of big cities in the United Kingdom, including London, Manchester and Oxford. He has also worked in Guernsey in the Channel Islands in the bank’s offshore business there and in the Turks and Caicos Islands. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers. Mr. Young will have overall responsibility for all the operations in the BVI - the two branches on Tortola and one on Virgin Gorda. He will have oversight for customer service, bank staff and ultimately its profits. “This is a new and exciting country for me to live in and I’m looking forward to learning about the people and business here,” he told the Island Sun, adding, “the biggest challenge is taking over from someone who is as well respected as Charles.” In terms of the future, the Managers said Barclays would continue to improve service standards and expand delivery channels through greater use of technology
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