Barclays Wealth has appointed Thomas Rostron as a managing director and head of retail product within the Investment and Product Office.

In this newly created role, Mr Rostron will report directly into Kevin Lecocq, chief investment officer and will be responsible for the coordination and delivery of investment products such as investment funds, structured products, life assurance and portfolios managed by Barclays Wealth.  

Mr Rostron will be responsible for delivering these products into Barclays UK Retail Bank, Barclays ventures in Western Europe and new markets as well as Barclays Wealth International, Barclays Wealth Intermediaries, and Barclays Stockbrokers.
 
Mr Rostron was previously at Fortis Investments where he oversaw world-wide asset management sales through the institutional, wholesale and retail channels.