Barclays Group's plans for orderly succession and ensuring that board composition addresses the ongoing needs of the Group, Barclays PLC ("Barclays" or the "Group") announces that Sir Ian Cheshire will be stepping down as a director and the chair of Barclays Bank UK PLC ("Barclays UK") and will be succeeded by Crawford Gillies with effect from 1 January 2021. Sir Ian will stay on the board of Barclays until the AGM in May 2021 in order to help ensure a smooth transition. Accordingly, Sir Ian will be stepping down and handing over the chair of Barclays UK to Crawford Gillies, who will join the Barclays UK board with effect from 1 January 2021. Crawford's track record and deep knowledge of the Group, including Barclays UK, position him well for the role. Crawford will remain on the Barclays board alongside his Barclays UK role. Upon his appointment to the Barclays UK board, Crawford will cease to be the Senior Independent Director of Barclays and will be succeeded in that role by Brian Gilvary with effect from 1 January 2021. Crawford will continue to chair Barclays' Remuneration Committee until 1 March 2021, when he will be succeeded in that role by Brian Gilvary. At that time, Brian will have served as a member of the Remuneration Committee for 12 months as recommended under the UK Corporate Governance Code. Brian will also join the Risk and Nominations Committees with effect from 1 January 2021. Company is very pleased to announce that Julia Wilson has agreed to join the board of Barclays as a Non-executive Director with effect from 1 April 2021. She will also join the Audit Committee. Julia is currently the Group Finance Director of 3i Group plc ("3i"), where her responsibilities include finance, investment valuations and treasury. Having joined 3i in 2006, Julia was appointed to the 3i Board in October 2008, and is also a member of 3i's Executive and Investment Committees. Julia held a variety of tax and financial roles in the FTSE100 before joining 3i.