BMO's ex-CEO Barrett to Retire from Barclays

Reuters, Steve Slater and Jane Merriman, 31 August 2006Barclays Plc, Britain's third-biggest bank, has named veteran investment banker Marcus Agius as its new chairman, replacing Matthew Barrett who retires at the end of December after seven years at the helm.Agius, currently chairman of investment bank Lazard's London business, had been tipped to take over from Barrett, 62 next month, who became