- Barclays (NYSE:BCS) hires Justin Brickwood, formerly of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), to incorporate artificial intelligence, machine learning, and optimization techniques into the bank's Market's electronic offerings.
- He takes on the newly created role of head of Markets Innovation, based in London. He will join Barclays in September and will report to Chief Innovation Officer John Stecher.
- Most recently, Brickwood was head of EMEA equities electronic trading engineering, part of Goldman's equities execution services desk.
- Previously: More on Barclays earnings: Q2 earnings swing from year-ago loss (Aug. 2)