What Happened?
New York, NY-based Barclays has Appointed Shaygan Kheradpir as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for 48 million customers and clients worldwide. We have over 325 years of history and expertise in banking. From our beginnings in Lombard Street, London through to the launch of the world`s first ATM and innovative mobile phone payments services, find out more about our achievements to date. Barclays is a trading name of Barclays Bank PLC and its subsidiaries. Barclays Bank PLC is registered in England and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Registered in England. Registered No. 1026167. Registered office: 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP.
About the Person
Shaygan Kheradpir, Ph.D., is Barclays Chief Operations and Technology Officer. He joined Barclays in January 2011 and is responsible for the technology and operations across Barclays. From January 2007 to December 2010, Shaygan served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Information & Technical Officer for Verizon Communications where he was responsible for the technology initiatives of all Verizon’s business units. Prior to this position, Shaygan was senior vice president and chief information officer for Verizon Telecom, with oversight of all information technology initiatives for the company’s wireline communications unit. Shaygan led technology development and innovation for key Verizon initiatives, including having developed and implemented the products and systems for Verizon’s all-fiber network, FiOS. Shaygan began his communications career with GTE in 1987. In 1994 he became vice president - GTE Labs, where he directed the company’s Software Systems Lab and later directed the information technology initiatives for the company’s enterprise-wide systems and eBusiness units. Shaygan is a member of the National Institute of Standards & Technology VCAT (Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology), was named to the CIO magazine’s Hall of Fame, was an adjunct professor of electrical engineering at Northeastern University, and holds several patents.
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