Barclays Wealth Hires Six Investment Representatives, Continuing Americas Expansion

NEW YORK, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth manager by assets under management, is pleased to announce the addition of six Investment Representatives in its Boston, New York and Washington, D.C. offices.

"We are pleased to welcome these seasoned wealth management professionals," said Mitch Cox, Head of Barclays Wealth, Americas, and Head of Research and Investments globally for the firm. "Barclays Wealth aims to be the firm of choice for the best wealth advisors. We continue to attract experienced Investment Representatives looking to offer high net worth clients the breadth of Barclays' global resources and its world-class intellectual capital, within the objective, independent framework of a boutique wealth manager."

Boston

Daniel Caso joins Barclays Wealth as an Investment Representative from Merrill Lynch, with over 25 years of experience.  Prior to Merrill Lynch, where for the past four years he served high net worth individuals and families, Mr. Caso was a Managing Director in the Private Client Services division of Bear Stearns. Previously, he held portfolio management roles at Oppenheimer and Lehman Brothers. Mr. Caso holds a B.A. from Boston University.

Mr. Caso reports to Marty Courage, Regional Manager for Boston.

New York

Robert E. Miller joins Barclays Wealth as an Investment Representative from Goldman Sachs' Private Wealth Management division. Mr. Miller, who brings 19 years of experience to his new role, started at Goldman Sachs in 1996. Most recently, he was a senior member of the Markets Desk responsible for managing fixed income and equity portfolios for high net worth individuals and family offices. Previous roles include management of the Mid-Atlantic Institutional Sales team in the Equities division. A Chartered Financial Analyst, Mr. Miller holds a B.S. from The University of Pennsylvania and an M.M. from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. He serves on the board of the Audrey Miller Poritzky Education Fund for Children.

Jorge Carreras and Carlos Molina join Barclays Wealth as Investment Representatives from the Private Wealth Management division of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Mr. Carreras brings 27 years experience serving high net worth individuals and families in Latin America to his new role. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in 2007, Mr. Carreras held private banking roles at Merrill Lynch for 15 years and at Citibank. Mr. Carreras holds a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts.

Carlos Molina has over 16 years of wealth management experience, working with high net worth individuals and families in Latin America. Prior to Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, he spent seven years at Merrill Lynch as an International Financial Advisor. Before this, Mr. Molina was a Capital Markets analyst at Acciones Y Valores de Mexico, covering sector companies listed on the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores. Mr. Molina holds a B.S. from Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico and an M.B.A. from HEC School of Management in Paris, France.

Mr. Miller, Mr. Carreras and Mr. Molina report to Mark Stevenson, Regional Manager for New York.

Washington, D.C.

Douglas R. Bayer and Joseph Gilbert both join Barclays Wealth as Investment Representatives from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.

Mr. Bayer has 18 years of wealth management experience with a focus on Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs). Prior to joining Morgan Stanley Smith Barney in 1995 where he was a member of the Chairman's Club, Mr. Bayer spent three years at Merrill Lynch in the wealth management division. He holds a B.S. from Pennsylvania State University. He is a member of the ESOP Association and The National Center for Employee Ownership.

Mr. Gilbert, also an ESOP specialist, holds a B.A. from Hampden-Sydney College. He is also a member of the ESOP Association and The National Center for Employee Ownership.

Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Bayer report to Michael Burke, Regional Manager for Washington, D.C.

"We look forward to working with these experienced professionals and seeing them thrive on the unique Barclays Wealth platform," said Steve Houston, who oversees the regional offices and Investment Representative network in his role as Head of Wealth Management, Americas.

With 14 offices across the U.S. and Latin America, including the Barclays Wealth Trustees (U.S.), NA. Barclays Wealth in the Americas provides comprehensive wealth management to high net worth individuals and families. The firm focuses on understanding its clients' financial needs, personal aspirations and tolerance for risk in order to design and implement highly customized investment solutions.

About Barclays Wealth

Barclays Wealth is a leading global wealth manager, and the UK's largest, with total client assets of $266 billion (166bn pounds Sterling), as of 31 March 2011. With offices in over 20 countries, Barclays Wealth focuses on private and intermediary clients worldwide, providing international and private banking, investment management, fiduciary services and brokerage.

Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and experience in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs 147,500 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and manages money for customers and clients worldwide.

For further information about Barclays Wealth, please visit our website www.barclayswealthamericas.com.

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