EFD welcomes Richard Thomas from Barclays Wealth to its board of trustees

6th January 2009

EFD is pleased to announce that Richard Thomas, a Managing Director and Head of Compliance for Barclays Wealth has joined its board of trustees.

Richard is responsible for a global team which ensures that Barclays Wealth’s business is conducted ethically and meets relevant regulations. He is also the Disability Champion for Barclays Wealth, and sponsored a confidential helpline which was launched to develop practical solutions to challenges involving disability.  

EFD’s Chief Executive Susan Scott-Parker said: “We are delighted to welcome Richard to our board. His business expertise and disability experience will be a great boost to our mission to make it easier for employers to recruit and retain disabled employees and to serve disabled customers.”

Richard Thomas said: “EFD has a distinguished history of approaching the challenges surrounding disability in a practical and pragmatic way.  Barclays has long been a supporter and I am personally very happy to be able to work more closely with them.”

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About Richard Thomas and Barclays Wealth

Barclays Wealth is the integrated wealth management division of Barclays Bank, offering private banking, asset management and financial planning services to affluent, high net worth and intermediary clients worldwide.  

Before moving to Barclays Richard worked at Goldman Sachs in London and New York and previously at other financial institutions.

Barclays Wealth’s confidential disability helpline is aimed primarily at employees with disabilities, and also provides support and advice to their managers and colleagues on how to deal with disability at work.

Richard is married with three daughters and graduated from the University of Salford in Modern Languages.

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Employers' Forum on Disability
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Telephone: 020 7403 3020

About Employers' Forum on Disability

Employers' Forum on Disability is the employers' organisation focused on disability as it affects employers and service providers. With over 300 members, EFD represents organisations that employ around 20 per cent of the UK workforce.Since its establishment in 1991, EFD has worked closely with government and other stakeholders, sharing best practice to make it easier to employ disabled people and serve disabled customers.

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