’We’re excited to welcome him at this important time as we continue to grow in our home market,’ says chief executive

Barclays UK has announced that Jatin Patel will lead the bank’s work across insurance, mortgages and savings.

Patel, who will join the executive team, brings over 20 years’ experience leading and growing retail financial services businesses.

Most recently, he held the role of chief commercial, digital and marketing officer at Hastings Group, where he led its global retail business.

Vim Maru, chief executive at Barclays UK, said: “Patel brings a strong track record of delivering customer-centric propositions and driving change.

“We’re excited to welcome him at this important time as we continue to grow in our home market.”

Patel succeeds Mark Arnold, who will be retiring after two years of leadership in Barclays UK and seven years as chief executive at Kensington Mortgages.

Allison Buckley, previously operations director at Kensington Mortgages, has assumed the position of chief executive at Kensington and will report to Patel.

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