Barclays Capital, the investment banking arm of Barclays PLC (BCS), said Tuesday it appointed Jim Chapman as head of power and utilities for Asia ex-Japan.

Chapman was previously at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, which he joined from Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Chapman joins Barclays Capital with a team of five power and utility bankers who worked with him at both Lehman Brothers and at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays said.

-By Nisha Gopalan, Dow Jones Newswires; 852-2832-2343; nisha.gopalan@dowjones.com