Photiou quits Mercer for Barclays’ corporate benefits arm

Photiou joins as head of workplace savings, reporting to Richard Phelps, head of Barclays Corporate & Employer Solutions.
The appointment follows the recent announcement by Barclays C&ES of the launch of a Corporate Wealth Advisory team to complement its existing Employee Benefit Consulting team, which was launched last year.
The focus on the workplace follows the closure of Barclays Financial Planning over a year ago, when the bank stopped giving individual advice to customers, except high net worth individuals served by Barclays Wealth.
Photiou previously held a number of roles at Friends Provident before her two and three quarter year stint at Mercer where she was responsible for building its workplace savings solution.
Phelps says: “Katharine’s decision to join the team is a significant boost to our plans in the workplace savings arena and accelerates our ability to reach our goal of being a major provider in this space. We’re thrilled that someone of Katharine’s calibre and reputation has joined C&ES.”