Barclays' head of compliance Sir Hector Sants will not be returning to the banking group after taking three months' leave in October due to stress.
Sants (pictured) was brought in to Barclays last year, tasked with setting up a group-wide compliance function. His leave was supposed to span the last quarter of the year, and he planned to return to his role in the new year. However, the head of compliance decided to resign from his position permanently, saying he will not be able to return to work in the near term. Before joining Barclays, Sants was chief executive of the Financial Services Authority. He took leave from his role in Barclays after less than a year, having started the job in January. Reports suggest one of the ...
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