New Barclays CEO C.S. Venkatakrishnan, widely known as Venkat, has taken the helm at Barclays, after outgoing Chief Executive Jes Staley resigned on November 1 amid an ongoing dispute with financial regulators over how he described his ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He joins as outgoing CEO Staley emphasised the "imperative for Barclays to continue investing in new digital architecture" in the bank's annual report -- a digital overhaul is being led by Group CIO Craig Braight, who joined the bank from Australia's WestPac in October 2020 and who has won plaudits for his efforts to champion women in technology working at the bank.