Barclays Wealth Appoints New Head of Fiduciary
07 March 2011, Jersey
Barclays Wealth appoints Edward Buckland as managing director
BARCLAYS Wealth has appointed Edward Buckland as managing director, Head of Fiduciary, within its Wealth Advisory division. Whilst he will be based in Jersey, his role will cover global Wealth Advisory operations which stretch from the US through to Asia.
Mr Buckland, who is a senior legal advisor and trust specialist, will have responsibility for fiduciary risk management, fiduciary quality and client related matters, and will sit on the Wealth Advisory Management Committee. He will also take the lead on a number of Barclays Wealth's key client relationships.
Rob Withecombe, Head of Wealth Advisory at Barclays Wealth, said Mr Buckland is an accomplished lawyer and trust specialist who is very well connected in the legal and private client world.
'We have worked hard over the last year to significantly increase the quality of our Wealth Advisory team both through external hiring and the development of our people. Edward is a great example of our ambition. He brings a wealth of expertise and experience in the fiduciary and wealth intermediary space and is an extremely welcome addition to our Wealth Advisory team,' he said.
Mr Buckland joins Barclays Wealth from Bedell Group where he has been a director and group partner since 2002. Within this role, Mr Buckland was responsible for business development and the strategic direction of the trust company. This included establishing businesses in Geneva and Dublin. Prior to this Mr Buckland worked at Julius Baer Trust Company, Coutts and Allen & Overy.
For further information contact:
Louise Pancott, Barclays Wealth, Corporate Communications
+44 (0) 20 3134 7303
