Roger Jenkins (banker)
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Roger Allan Jenkins (born 30 September 1955) is a British financier and former international athlete.[1] He is the brother of Olympic medalist David Jenkins.
Roger Jenkins | |
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Born | Roger Allan Jenkins (1955-09-30) 30 September 1955 (age 68) |
Nationality | British |
Education | Edinburgh Academy |
Alma mater | Heriot-Watt University ifs School of Finance |
Occupation | Financier |
Spouses | Catherine McDowell (divorced)Larissa Andrade
(m. 2018; div. 2021) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | David Jenkins (brother) |
From 1994 to 2009, Jenkins worked for Barclays as chief executive of Barclays Capital's Private Equity Group, and from April 2008 as Executive Chairman of Investment Banking and Investment Management for the Middle East.[2][3]
In 2008, he played a key role in raising capital for Barclays Group, bringing in over 9 billion pounds. He left Barclays in the summer of 2009. In 2011, he joined the Management Committee and Investment Committee of the Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual until 2013. Jenkins is said to have earned about £40 million from 2005 to 2009, making him reputedly the highest paid banker in the City of London.