Executive Change: Barclaycard U.S. Names Barney Briggs CFO

Barney C. Briggs has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Barclaycard US, the credit card business of Barclays Bank PLC in the United States.

In this role, Mr. Briggs will oversee the entire scope of financial performance and management, including financial plan development, financial reporting, financial control, accounting, treasury and audit. He will report to Lloyd M. Wirshba, Chief Executive Offer and will serve on the Barclaycard US Executive Leadership Team.

Mr. Briggs comes to Barclaycard from Citigroup where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and Senior Director of the American Airlines AAdvantage business. Prior to that position, Mr. Briggs served as CFO of Citi's Travel & Business Strategic Unit. He was also Vice President of Citi's Private Label Oil Planning & Control unit.

"Barney Briggs brings a significant level of expertise and versatility as a senior finance executive to our company," said Mr. Wirshba. "His experience, including the management of partner card payment programs, makes him an outstanding addition to our executive team as our business continues to experience enormous growth."

Prior to his experience at Citigroup, Mr. Briggs worked at NationsCredit where he served as Vice President of Planning and Control for 300 consumer branch locations and served as Corporate Information Services Controller. He also worked at Lomas Mortgage USA in finance.

"It is exciting to be joining such an innovative company that is experiencing such strong momentum in this market," said Mr. Briggs. "I look forward to being a part of the acceleration of growth at Barclaycard."

Mr. Briggs holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State University).

About Barclaycard US
Headquartered in Wilmington, Del., Barclaycard US creates customized co-branded credit card programs for some of the country's most successful travel, entertainment, retail and financial institutions, including US Airways, Best Western, Carnival Cruise Lines, Travelocity, L.L.Bean, Barnes & Noble, BJ's Wholesale Club and UBS. The company employs 1,200 associates and was named a Top Employer in Delaware in 2008. For more information please visit http://www.barclaycardus.com.

Globally, Barclaycard provides credit cards in the U.K., Germany, Spain, Italy and Portugal. In the Nordic region, Barclaycard operates through Entercard, a joint venture with Swedbank.

Barclaycard is a division of Barclays Bank PLC, a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries, employs 135,000 people and services accounts for over 27 million customers and clients worldwide. For further information about Barclays, please visit http://www.barclays.com