Jes Staley

Register entry

Jes Staley is recorded in this register under the heading “Regulator decision”, in connection with the role of Former chief executive, Barclays plc. The entry is filed to London · New York (United Kingdom · United States), which is the location associated with the role in the published material rather than a statement of present residence or employment.

UK regulators recorded that he had not been candid about the nature of his contact with a convicted sex offender while leading a major British bank. He is appealing the decision. The register reproduces the substance of the linked source and does not extend it. Where a matter has been appealed, reopened, or closed without findings, that position is stated as the source states it, and the summary line for this entry reads: “FCA and PRA fined him in 2023 for describing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as 'close' and 'professional'.”

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