Barclays today announced the appointment of Alexander Altmann as Managing Director and Global Head of Equities Tactical Strategies.
Mr. Altmann will be based in New York and report to Ronnie Wexler, Global Head of Equities Distribution.
In this newly created global role, Mr. Altmann will be responsible for capturing new opportunities by providing thematic idea generation that will drive and monetize market content across all equities and the broader Global Market client base .
“We are delighted to have Alex join the team,” said Ronnie Wexler, Global Head of Equities Distribution. “With nearly two decades of industry experience, Alex has a deep history of thought leadership across the equity landscape complemented by a stellar track record of creating actionable ideas across the Markets space. Working in partnership with a wide range of teams within Global Market and Research, we are confident that our clients will benefit from Alex’s expertise as we focus on deepening client relationships and delivering first-class content to market.”
Alex Altmann joins Barclays from Millennium Capital Management where he was Head of Equity Portfolio Macro. Prior to that, he was Head of Equity Trading Strategy for ten years at Citigroup. Prior to that, he worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland and JPMorgan in London.