Five things to know about Barclays' new Chief Executive C S Venkatakrishnan

C S Venkatakrishnan, widely known as Venkat, was previously the head of Global Markets

Barclays' Chief Executive Jes Staley unexpectedly left the bank on Monday due to a dispute with British financial regulators over how he described his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. 

He will be replaced by C S Venkatakrishnan, widely known as Venkat, who was previously Head of Global Markets.

Here are five facts about Venkat.

ANOTHER JPMORGAN ALUM

Venkat is one of a cadre of Barclays senior executives poached from rival JPMorgan along with Staley. They include Global Head of Investment Banking Paul Compton, who was also Staley's right-hand man in the reorganisation and streamlining of Barclays' various group entities in recent years.

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