Barclays Wins 2019 Employer Support Freedom Award From Departement of Defense
September 03 2019 - 10:58AM
Business Wire
Barclays has been awarded the 2019 Employer Support Freedom
Award by the Department of Defense’s Employer Support of the Guard
and Reserve (ESGR) Program. The Freedom Award is the highest
recognition given by the US Government to employers for their
support of employees serving in the Guard and Reserve.
Barclays is the only bank among this year’s 15 awardees, out of
over 2,400 nominations - and is the first non-US bank ever to
receive the recognition.
"It is a true honor to be recognized by the Department of
Defense with the Freedom Award," says Richard Haworth, CEO,
Americas. "Barclays has implemented a range of impactful programs
for colleagues, within the community, and with the Department of
Defense itself, all designed to make Barclays an employer of choice
for service members and veterans."
The Barclays Military Network, a group of over 500 colleagues in
the Americas and EMEA, works in conjunction with Barclays Military
& Veterans Outreach (MVO) team to spearhead Barclays’ work with
military personnel.
"We are extremely proud of this award," says Bryon Linnehan, a
VP in Compliance who also is one of the leaders of the Barclays
Military Network in the Americas, and is a US Military veteran and
current member of the National Guard. "Over the past few years we
have increased the network's activity in support of veterans, and
as a result we are delighted to have increased both the number of
veterans employed at Barclays, and our engagement in the
community."
The Barclays Military Network has hosted a variety of events in
2019 including its second annual Strategic Panel on Foreign
Relations, which brought together distinguished military officers
serving a yearlong fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations.
The network also hosted a veteran-led boot camp to support
Tuesday’s Children, a charity that supports military families of
the fallen. Barclays is a proud member of the Veteran Jobs Mission,
Veterans on Wall Street, and the Coalition for Veteran-Owned
Business. In the Americas, the network is co-chaired by veterans
Ted Roosevelt, MD in Banking, and Erin Haggerty, Director in
Credit; veteran Tim Hartzell, MD in Portfolio Management, is the
network's Vice Chair.
Barclays’ Military & Veterans Outreach is a global program
that helps to address the issues faced by service personnel and
veterans as they transition into civilian life, and aims to
highlight the economic value these highly skilled individuals can
bring to the corporate world.
About Barclays
Barclays is a transatlantic consumer and wholesale bank offering
products and services across personal, corporate and investment
banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a strong presence
in our two home markets of the UK and the US. With over 325 years
of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 40
countries and employs approximately 83,500 people. Barclays moves,
lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients
worldwide. For further information about Barclays, please visit our
website www.barclays.com.
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