Barclays Appoints Alex Ham as Global Chairman of Investment Banking

Alex Ham, Global Chairman of Investment Banking, Barclays | Effective 2026 • Photo Credit: Barclays

NEW YORK, July 23, 2025 (FINANCE INTERVIEWS) — Financial services company Barclays has announced the appointment of Alex Ham as Global Chairman of Investment Banking. Ham will be based in London and is scheduled to begin in early 2026.

Ham has 20 years of experience in investment banking and joins Barclays from Deutsche Bank, where he served as Co-CEO of Deutsche Numis and Head of Global Private Growth Capital. In that role, he focused on building relationships between European founders of high-growth companies and the global venture capital, private equity, and public equity markets.

"We are excited Alex is joining Barclays and are confident he will bring to our Investment Banking franchise a unique combination of connectivity across the global growth and private capital ecosystems, with a proven track record as a trusted adviser to founder-led, high-growth companies," said Cathal Deasy, Global Co-Head of Investment Banking at Barclays.

"Alex will help us grow mindshare with venture capitalists and growth private equity investors, and deepen engagement with clients. This will further enhance the momentum in these franchises, while also contributing to our strategic objectives of growing market share in ECM and M&A," said Taylor Wright, Global Co-Head of Investment Banking at Barclays.

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Source: Barclays