Gerard Aquilina

Mr. Gerard R.
Aquilina is Vice Chairman at Barclays Bank Plc.
He was the Head of International Private Banking prior to holding the Vice Chairman title.
Before joining Barclays Wealth, he was the CEO of HSBC Private Bank in the Americas, and a member of the Senior Management Committee of HSBC Bank USA. He joined HSBC from Merrill Lynch where his responsibilities covered a number of senior management roles including Global Head of Sales and Marketing, Global Head of Trusts, Country Head for Brazil Private Clients and Head of Marketing for Latin America, Western Europe and the Middle East for Merrill Lynch International Bank London.
Before joining Merrill Lynch, he was an investment banker and an international lawyer in the US and the UK.
Mr. Gerard Aquilina holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Columbia University, a Juris Doctor degree in International Law from American University School of Law, and an LLM in Maritime Law from the University of London.