Currencies Direct Hires Barclays Ex-CEO as Non-Executive Chairman

[kreslik.news]

UK-based Currencies Direct Ltd, a privately owned provider of foreign exchange and payment services, has hired the former CEO of Barclays Bank Anthony Jenkins as non-executive chairman.

The company said Mr. Jenkins will be tasked with advancing its digital offering and expanding the existing international footprint, a year after it was acquired by Corsair Capital and Palamon Capital Partners, two private equity firms. The company which acts for both retail and institutional investors, and serves more than 150,000 clients was valued at more than £200m. In addition, it has shifted £4 billion in consumer and business payments in 2015, operating under a ... (read more)