Keith Bailey leaves Barclays

Former Isda chair departed UK bank at end of January, Risk.net understands

Keith Bailey, a managing director in Barclays’ fixed-income, currencies and commodities division and a former chair of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, left the bank at the end of January, Risk.net understands.

Bailey joined Merrill Lynch in 1987 and was appointed to the Isda board in 1997. He chaired the industry group from 2000 to 2004 before stepping down to concentrate on his role as chief operating officer of the bank’s Houston-based energy trading operation.

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