Thomas Kalaris
{{Short description|British banker}}
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| occupation = Banker
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| known for = former chief executive of Barclays wealth and investment management
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Thomas Llewellyn Kalaris (born November 1955){{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/01r-Zk9f8Ht_gMHjNffNTiLwWMw/appointments |title=Thomas Llewellyn KALARIS - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |publisher=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=20 June 2017}} is a British banker, the former chief executive of Barclays wealth and investment management.
Early life
Kalaris has a bachelor's degree from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the University of Chicago.{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Thomas L. Kalaris|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=13512291&privcapId=323899|website=bloomberg|accessdate=20 June 2017}}
Career
Kalaris joined Barclays in 1996, and was a member of the bank's executive committee from November 2009.{{cite web|url=http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/news/aberdeen-forms-partnership-with-tom-kalaris-new-wealth-firm/a937510 |title=Aberdeen forms partnership with Tom Kalaris' new wealth firm |publisher=Citywire |date=1 August 2016 |accessdate=20 June 2017}}
Kalaris was one of the co-founders of Saranac Partners, a wealth management company backed by Standard Life Aberdeen. He stepped down from the firm's management in June 2016, but remains an advisor and shareholder.{{cite web|url=https://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/news/saranac-managing-partner-steps-down-after-15-months/a1097979 |title=Saranac managing partner steps down after 15 months |publisher=Citywire |date=5 March 2018 |accessdate=5 March 2018}}
In June 2017, following a five-year investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office covering Barclays' activities during the 2008 financial crisis, the former Barclays chief executive John Varley and three former colleagues, Roger Jenkins, Kalaris and Richard Boath were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40338220 |title=Barclays charged with fraud in Qatar case - BBC News |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=1 January 1970 |accessdate=20 June 2017}}{{cite web|author=Jill Treanor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jun/20/sfo-charges-barclays-bank-executives-ceo-2008-qatar-fundraising |title=Senior Barclays bankers charged with fraud over credit crunch fundraising | Business |work=The Guardian |date=1 January 1970 |accessdate=20 June 2017}}
In February 2020, Kalaris, along with Roger Jenkins and Richard Boath, were found not guilty on all charges.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51673470|title=Former Barclays bankers cleared of fraud charges|date=2020-02-28|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-02-28|language=en-GB}}
In August 2024, Kalaris lost an appeal in a London tribunal to overturn a decision by the UK Financial Conduct Authority that barred him from holding senior industry positions.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/ex-barclays-banker-loses-appeal-against-fca-ban-senior-management-roles-2024-08-27/|title=Ex-Barclays banker Kalaris loses appeal against FCA ban on senior roles|work=Reuters |date=27 August 2024|via=www.reuters.com}}
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