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Gareth Jones

Wildcard · DISC type csi
Non Executive Director at Oak Pension Asset Management
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Gareth Jones is a Managing Director at Barclays, serving as the Head of Large Corporate Lending. With over two decades of experience, he leads debt structuring teams for corporate and financial sponsor clients, specializing in client relationships, debt origination, and risk judgment. He holds a BSc in Financial Services.

Outside of his finance career, Gareth is a self-proclaimed "aviation geek" with a deep family heritage connected to the airline and airport industries. This long-standing passion gives him a unique perspective on the aviation sector.

He is a Non-Executive Director for the fiduciary manager of the Barclays Bank UK Retirement Fund.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Non Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Gareth shows up

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ROI Driven
Friendly But Slow

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Priorities

Topics Gareth cares about

Corporate Lending
As Head of Large Corporate Lending, his primary focus is on making finance available to larger corporates across the UK.
Private Equity
He is actively expanding his team's offering to support the Private Equity mid-market, viewing it as a key area for growth.
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Career

Work history

4-2026
Non Executive Director
Oak Pension Asset Management
5-2023
Head of Large Corporate Lending
Barclays
12-2020 - 5-2023
Head of Business Management, Wholesale Lending
Barclays
7-2018 - 12-2020
Head of Business Management, UK Corporate Banking Coverage
Barclays
8-2016 - 7-2018
Director, Structural Reform Programme, Corporate Banking Origination
Barclays
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2003 - 2007
BSc Financial Services
The University of Manchester
1997 - 2000
Bsc Chemistry & Sports Science
Loughborough University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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