Barclays has appointed Chetan Vohra as global head of securitised products, based out of New York.
In his new role, Vohra is set to lead the securitised products business for the firm, and will report to Adeel Khan, head of global markets.
His appointment succeeds Scott Eichel, who led the firm’s securitised products division until his departure from Barclays in January 2025.
His addition to Barclays is expected to bolster the firm’s securitised products platform, and strengthen cross-asset connectivity, as well as engagement across origination, financing and trading.
Speaking about the appointment, Khan said: “[Vohra] is an exceptional leader with deep industry insight and a demonstrated ability to build high performing teams. His appointment underscores our commitment to investing in areas of strong and sustained client demand. performing teams. His appointment underscores our commitment to investing in areas of strong and sustained client demand.
“I’m confident that his expertise and strategic vision will strengthen our securitised products franchise and support the continued growth of our global markets business.”
Vohra has worked across capital markets for more than two decades, and brings extensive securitised products experience to his position at Barclays.
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He joins from American alternative investment firm, Cerberus Capital Management, where he served as a senior managing director and portfolio manager, working across residential and asset backed loan trading, origination, finance, private credit, SFR debt and equity.
Prior to this, he had worked at Citi for 19 years, in various different roles spanning fixed income, MBS trading, and securitised products, with oversight across agency, non-agency and mortgage banking.
Barclays has continuously built out its securitised products business over the last few years, and Vohra’s appointment follows that of David Garner, who joined the firm in June 2024, to lead bond trading for the division.
Garner had previously spent 14 years at Credit Suisse, most recently as co-head of securitised products trading.