Cox Named Head of Barclays Wealth Global Investment and Product Office

Mitch Cox has been named Managing Director and Head of the Global Investment & Product Office (I&PO) at Barclays Wealth, a global wealth manager and adviser.

Cox joins Barclays from Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Management, where he most recently lead the Global Investment Solutions Group, having previously run its Global Private Client Market Investment & Origination and Structured Products Origination and Sales divisions.

Reporting to Thomas L. Kalaris, Chief Executive, Barclays Wealth, Cox will be based in New York and will also assume responsibility for leading all of Barclays Wealth’s business activities in the Americas.

Kevin Lecocq, Global Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Jack Petersen, Head of Barclays Wealth, Americas, and Ian Lowitt, Chief Operating Officer, Barclays Wealth, Americas, will now report to Cox.

“We have also been very clear about our commitment to building a leading wealth management business in the Americas, and Mitch will be responsible for developing a best-in-class infrastructure and investment platform to power it, to attract the best financial advisers and to further our franchise in serving high net worth clients,” Kalaris said.