Barclays Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Barclays' CEO is Venkat Venkatakrishnan, appointed in Nov 2021, has a tenure of 4.33 years. total yearly compensation is £15.05M, comprised of 13.7% salary and 86.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.029% of the company’s shares, worth $22.40M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 4.3 years respectively.
Key information
Venkat Venkatakrishnan
Chief executive officer
UK£15.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 13.71% |
| CEO tenure | 4.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.03% |
| Management average tenure | 5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31 2025 | UK£15m | UK£2m | UK£6b |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£6b |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£6b |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | UK£6b |
| Dec 31 2024 | UK£12m | UK£3m | UK£5b |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£4b |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£4b |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | UK£4b |
| Dec 31 2023 | UK£5m | UK£3m | UK£4b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£5b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£6b |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | UK£5b |
| Dec 31 2022 | UK£5m | UK£3m | UK£5b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£5b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£5b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | UK£6b |
| Dec 31 2021 | UK£3m | UK£450k | UK£6b |
Compensation vs Market: Venkat's total compensation ($USD20.10M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD13.43M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Venkat's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Venkat Venkatakrishnan (59 yo)
Mr. Coimbatore Sundararajan Venkatakrishnan, also known as Venkat, serves as Group Chief Executive and Executive Director at Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC since November 1, 2021. He is CEO at Barclays...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Executive Director | 4.3yrs | UK£15.05m | 0.029% $ 22.4m | |
| Group Finance Director & Executive Director | 3.9yrs | UK£8.97m | 0.0051% $ 3.9m | |
| Group Co-COO & Barclays Execution Services Co-CEO | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Group Co-COO and Barclays Execution Services Co-CEO | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Global Chairman of Investment Banking & Acting Head of European Banking | 3.4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group General Counsel | 5.6yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Chief Compliance Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director and Head of Corporate Communications | 10.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Group Human Resources Director | 10.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice Chairman of Investment Banking Division | 15.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Executive Officer of Private Bank & Wealth Management | no data | no data | no data | |
| Head of International Corporate Banking | 10.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: BCS's management team is considered experienced (5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group CEO & Executive Director | 4.3yrs | UK£15.05m | 0.029% $ 22.4m | |
| Group Finance Director & Executive Director | 3.9yrs | UK£8.97m | 0.0051% $ 3.9m | |
| Chair & CEO for Mexico and Latin America | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Group Chairman | 7yrs | UK£937.00k | 0.014% $ 10.6m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 9.4yrs | UK£222.00k | 0.00072% $ 552.4k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.7yrs | UK£211.00k | 0.000020% $ 15.3k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.2yrs | UK£253.00k | 0.00012% $ 92.1k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.9yrs | UK£366.00k | 0.00032% $ 245.5k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 2.8yrs | UK£601.00k | 0.000090% $ 69.0k | |
| Senior Independent Director | 6.1yrs | UK£246.00k | 0.0013% $ 1.0m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 6.5yrs | UK£263.00k | 0.0070% $ 5.4m | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.1yrs | UK£328.00k | 0.00020% $ 153.4k |
Experienced Board: BCS's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/03/05 07:30 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/03/05 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Barclays PLC is covered by 29 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Jesús Gómez Dominguez | Banco Santander |
| Peter Richardson | Berenberg |
| Dirk Hoffmann-Becking | Bernstein |