Rich Ricci
American-British banker and racehorse owner (born 1964)
Richard Thomas Ricci is an American-British banker and racehorse owner. He was previously Chief Executive of Barclays Bank's Corporate and Investment banking.
Early life and career
Ricci was born in Nebraska, United States in 1964. He earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Creighton University. He started banking for the Bank of Boston and then the Bank of New England. He joined Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW) in the United Kingdom in 1994. In 2002, he became the Chief Operating Officer of Barclays Global Investors before becoming head of Barclays Investment Banking and Management. In 2008, he was part of the team that took over Lehmann Brothers' Investment arm for Barclays and oversaw their integration with Barclays. In 2011, he received a bonus of £44 million, with newspapers attributing his name to nominative determinism. Due to the Libor scandal, Ricci did not receive a bonus for 2012, however he did earn £17 million after selling Barclays shares after they were released to senior executives.
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