Antony Jenkins
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Antony Peter Jenkins (born 11 July 1961) is a British business executive.
Since 2016 he has been the chief executive officer of 10x Future Technologies, which he founded.
He was the group chief executive of Barclays from 30 August 2012 until his dismissal on 8 July 2015.
Early life and education
Jenkins was born in Blackburn, grew up in Stoke-on-Trent, and was educated at Malbank School and Sixth Form College. He studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at the University of Oxford, and was an undergraduate student at University College, Oxford graduating in 1982. He continued his studies in the Cranfield School of Management at Cranfield University gaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in 1988.
Personal life
Jenkins met his wife, Amanda Benson, during university and they married in 1984. The couple have two children. He is an ardent music lover who says he listens to rock, jazz, or classical music.
Career
Jenkins began his career in finance at Barclays as a student in 1983, but he was later promoted to lead Citigroup's branded credit card division. He returned to Barclays in 2006 to take over the company's Barclaycard division. Jenkins was promoted to chief executive of the retail and corporate banking group in 2009 and invited to serve on the executive committee.
Jenkins was appointed as the head executive of Barclays on August 30. Following a string of scandals, he revealed in February 2014 that he would not be withholding his compensation for 2013. Barclays had dismissed him on July 8, 2015, after a board dispute over the number of the investment bank and the rate of cost cutting was announced. Sir Michael Rake, Barclays' deputy chairman, said a "new set of skills" was required at the top of the company.
Jenkins founded 10x Future Technologies, a Fintech firm headquartered in London, in 2016.
Jenkins served on the board of Visa Europe Ltd from 2008 to 2011. He is a member of the Big Innovation Centre, a collaboration between the Work Foundation and Lancaster University. He is also closely affiliated with a number of charitable charities as well as being a Patron for Government Employee Engagement.
Jenkins is a One Young World Counsellor, speaking to One Young World delegates in Zurich, Switzerland, 2011; Johannesburg, South Africa, 2013; and Dublin, Ireland in 2014.
Before the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education's formal launch in 2017, he was named shadow chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education in June 2016.
In the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to industry in his capacity as chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education, Jenkins was named Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).