Cyrus Ardalan leaves BarCap for group job, Boath tipped to inherit public sector

Cyrus Ardalan, vice-chairman of Barclays Capital and head of its Emea public sector team, is leaving the investment bank for a new job at Barclays at group level. Ardalan (pictured right) will be vice-chairman and head of UK and European government relations — a key job as Barclays, like other banks, faces challenging regulatory reforms.