Barclays Appoints Akhil Ahuja as Head of Enterprise and Communications Technology Banking
23 Maio 2019 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Barclays announces the appointment of Akhil Ahuja as Head of
Enterprise and Communications Technology Banking. Mr. Ahuja will be
based in Menlo Park, California, and will report to Laurence Braham
and Greg Dalvito, Co-Heads of Technology Banking at Barclays.
Mr. Ahuja joins Barclays with over fifteen years of experience
in Banking, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Systems
and Infrastructure Software Banking at Wells Fargo Securities. In
this role his coverage included enterprise infrastructure and
infrastructure software, cloud computing and related architectures,
unified communications, and consumer electronics. Prior to joining
Wells Fargo in 2011, Mr. Ahuja worked at JPMorgan covering
enterprise and communications companies in the Technology
Investment Banking division.
Notable transactions that Mr. Ahuja has been involved in include
the $13.9 billion acquisition of EDS by HP, and the $2 billion
acquisition of Polycom by Plantronics.
“Akhil has extensive transaction experience in the Enterprise
and Communications Technology sector, and a deep roster of
strategic relationships,” said Laurence Braham, Co-Head of
Technology Banking. “His abilities and experience will deliver
great value and benefits for our clients.”
“Further strengthening our Technology coverage capabilities is a
primary area of focus for us at Barclays,” added John Miller,
Global Head of Banking Coverage. “Akhil’s addition to the team will
help us to build on our existing, and establish new, critical
relationships in the sector, and will accelerate the already strong
momentum in our Technology Banking Group.”
Mr. Ahuja’s hire follows Barclays’ recent appointments of Robert
Peck as Chairman of Global Internet Banking, Kristin DeClark as
Co-Head of US ECM and Global Head of Technology ECM, and Riaz
Ladhabhoy as Head of Internet Banking. Barclays appointed Mark
Zanoli as Vice Chairman of Technology Banking and Ed Wehle as Head
of Global Technology Services Banking during 2018, and Ben Freeland
as Co-Head of Software Banking in the fall of 2017.
Barclays has been a bookrunner on the five largest ever US
Technology IPOs (Facebook, Uber, Snap, Worldpay, and First Data),
and has played key roles in two of the three largest US Technology
IPOs year to date (Uber and Pinterest). Also year to date, Barclays
is ranked number 3 globally and number 2 in the Americas in
Technology Investment Grade bond and loan issuance.
Mr. Ahuja will start at Barclays in August 2019.
Barclays is a transatlantic consumer and wholesale bank offering
products and services across personal, corporate and investment
banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a strong presence
in our two home markets of the UK and the US. With over 325 years
of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 40
countries and employs approximately 83,500 people. Barclays moves,
lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients
worldwide. For further information about Barclays, please visit our
website www.barclays.com
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