Barclays WIM appoints Evan Gavas as Head of Core Business for Offshore and Local Markets

Barclays Wealth and Investment Management has appointed Evan Gavas as Head of Core Business within its Offshore & Local Markets division.

Mr Gavas will have responsibility for Barclays Wealth and Investment Management's offshore corporate banking business in London, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man and will be based in Jersey.

Working closely with the individual heads of the Offshore & Local Markets division based in each of its key locations, Evan will coordinate strategic planning and execution of key initiatives across multiple jurisdictions and further integrate the offshore business. Evan will report to Paul Savery, Managing Director of Barclays Wealth & Investment Management Offshore & Local Markets.

Mr Gavas was previously Country Director for Barclays Wealth and Investment Management in Cyprus where he has been responsible for building and managing the business for the last four years. He joined Barclays in September 2007 as Chief of Staff within the Commercial Bank in the UK and subsequently held the position of Director of Strategy for Barclays Commercial in Europe.

Before joining Barclays, Mr Gavas was a strategy consultant with London-based AT Kearney, a global strategy consulting firm. He also worked for Nedbank Private Banking in South Africa where he started his career as an entrepreneur.

He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Masters in Engineering from Imperial College London.

Mr Gavas said: “I am excited about the opportunity to further integrate and enhance our Offshore and Local Markets business. Barclays has a significant and long-standing presence in these key markets and I look forward to working with the team to leverage the firm's capabilities for the benefit of our clients.”

“Evan created and led a highly successful team in Cyprus and this experience will be instrumental in leading the offshore corporate banking business in London, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man,” said Paul Savery, Managing Director of Barclays Wealth and Investment Management Offshore & Local Markets.

“Evan is moving into a newly created position, responsible for further developing Barclays' offering in this market particularly with regard to cross jurisdictional products and services and I am very much looking forward to working with him.”