Money | Antony Jenkins Barclays' New CEO: 'Mild-Mannered' Non-Banker Antony Jenkins brings fresh take, but lacks investment banking experience By Kevin Spak Posted Aug 30, 2012 7:30 AM CDT Copied This undated image made available by Barclays PLC shows Antony Jenkins, 51, named Thursday Aug. 30, 2012 as new chief executive of Barclays PLC. (AP Photo/Newscast for Barclays, HO) Barclays named a new CEO today after a surprisingly brief search, and he couldn't be more different from outgoing CEO Robert Diamond. The Wall Street Journal describes new boss Antony Jenkins as a "mild-mannered Brit," while Fox Business calls him "soft spoken," in sharp and deliberate contrast to the colorful Diamond. Jenkins also isn't an investment banker; he'd been running the bank's retail business. Jenkins says he has a three- to five-year plan to reinvigorate the bank, which has been rocked by scandal. Jenkins "knows the strategy, but he's never been a practicing investment banker," one analyst tells Bloomberg. "That will make people in investment banking nervous." But Jenkins insists he's committed to the unit, which British politicians have decried for its "casino-like" business model. "I am confident that the combination of my own business experience and acumen" and other executives' expertise will be sufficient, he said. Jenkins' salary will be $1.7 million, though performance bonuses could amount to 2.5 times that. Read These Next White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. Gavin Newsom has filed a massive lawsuit against Fox News. Report an error