Barclays appoints Lynne Burns as group HR director

Barclays has appointed Lynne Burns as group human resources (HR) director. 

Burns replaces Tristram Roberts, who retires after nearly 13 years at Barclays, including more than a decade as group HR director.

Burns joins from Linklaters, where she was chief people officer (CPO). 

Before that, she spent seven years at HSBC in senior roles including group head of talent, global head of HR for the global commercial and global banking & markets divisions, and head of HR, HSBC UK. 

Earlier in her career, she held leadership positions at Royal Bank of Scotland.

C.S. Venkatakrishnan, group chief executive of Barclays, said: “Lynne brings more than 30 years of experience leading HR teams, driving performance, transformation, culture change and Board engagement. 

“Her depth of experience will be invaluable as we continue to modernise and simplify how we operate, strengthen connections across the Group, and build a high performing, inclusive culture that supports the next phase of our strategic plan.

“I would like to thank Tristram for his invaluable leadership and counsel.”