Barclays appointed Todd Sandoz head of Equities, Americas, based in New York. Sandoz will lead Barclays’ Americas Equities business across cash, derivatives and prime.

Sandoz joined Barclays with 25 years of industry experience, most recently serving as head of Equities and Execution Services at Nomura. Prior to Nomura, he served in multiple positions at Credit Suisse, including co-head of Equities for the Americas, global head of Cash Trading and head of Global Foreign Exchange and Short-Term Interest Rate Trading.

Stephen Dainton, global head of Equities at Barclays, said, “We remain laser-focused on targeted growth across our product suite in the Americas, our dual home market and largest wallet opportunity. With his tremendous breadth of experience in Markets, I am confident Todd will drive our strategy and grow our business in the region. We have exceptional leadership in place across our Equities franchise to accelerate revenue growth, improve shareholder returns and create value for our clients.”