Barclays hires for electronic trading role

Bloomberg

Barclays Plc named JPMorgan Chase & Co veteran Urvashi Batra as its head of equities electronic trading for the Americas.
Batra’s page on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority BrokerCheck website and her LinkedIn page both show the move, and Barclays formally announced the hire in a statement Tuesday. In her new role, she’ll oversee electronic equities client offerings and be responsible for working with other members of the markets division, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified discussing matters that are private.
“One of our key efforts in our Markets business is to prioritize digitalization and become an electronic-first Markets business,” Adeel Khan, co-head of global markets, said in the statement. “Welcoming Urvashi to Barclays is a continued example of our investment in key talent and another step forward in strengthening our franchise.”
Batra will be based in New York and report to both Peter Ward, head of global markets electronic trading, and Peter Ramsey, global head of cash equities, the people said.