David Farrow has been named as head of Barclays Commercial Bank for the eastern region.David has worked for Barclays for more than 18 years and has considerable experience of working at senior level, having previously led large teams within the Retail and Commercial Bank across the eastern region.

David Farrow has been named as head of Barclays Commercial Bank for the eastern region.

David has worked for Barclays for more than 18 years and has considerable experience of working at senior level, having previously led large teams within the Retail and Commercial Bank across the eastern region.

Before taking up his new position, David worked as a commercial sales director in the region, based in Cambridge.

In his new role, he will lead a team of more than400 staff who are based across the region and who look after businesses with a turnover ranging between �1million and �1billlion.

He said: “I am delighted to take on this new challenge and look forward to meeting as many of our customers as possible over the coming months. In these difficult economic conditions, our priorities will be to work closely with businesses to support them through the downturn and enable them to take advantage of the opportunities which arise.”