# Thomas Kalaris

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{{Short description|British banker}}
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| birth_name  = Thomas Llewellyn Kalaris
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| alma_mater  = [Dickinson College](/source/Dickinson_College)<br> [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago)
| occupation  = Banker
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| known_for   = former chief executive of [Barclays](/source/Barclays) wealth and investment management
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'''Thomas Llewellyn Kalaris''' (born November 1955)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/01r-Zk9f8Ht_gMHjNffNTiLwWMw/appointments |title=Thomas Llewellyn KALARIS - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House) |publisher=Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref> is a British banker, the former chief executive of [Barclays](/source/Barclays) wealth and investment management.

==Early life==
Kalaris has a bachelor's degree from [Dickinson College](/source/Dickinson_College) in [Carlisle, Pennsylvania](/source/Carlisle%2C_Pennsylvania), and an MBA from the [University of Chicago](/source/University_of_Chicago).<ref name="bloomberg">{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Thomas L. Kalaris|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=13512291&privcapId=323899|website=bloomberg|accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Kalaris joined Barclays in 1996, and was a member of the bank's executive committee from November 2009.<ref name="citywire1">{{cite web|url=http://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/news/aberdeen-forms-partnership-with-tom-kalaris-new-wealth-firm/a937510 |title=Aberdeen forms partnership with Tom Kalaris' new wealth firm |publisher=Citywire |date=1 August 2016 |accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref>

Kalaris was one of the co-founders of Saranac Partners, a wealth management company backed by Standard Life Aberdeen. He stepped down from the firm's management in June 2016, but remains an advisor and shareholder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://citywire.co.uk/wealth-manager/news/saranac-managing-partner-steps-down-after-15-months/a1097979 |title=Saranac managing partner steps down after 15 months |publisher=Citywire |date=5 March 2018 |accessdate=5 March 2018}}</ref>

In June 2017, following a five-year investigation by the UK's [Serious Fraud Office](/source/Serious_Fraud_Office_(United_Kingdom)) covering [Barclays](/source/Barclays)' activities during the [2008 financial crisis](/source/2008_financial_crisis), the former Barclays chief executive [John Varley](/source/John_Silvester_Varley) and three former colleagues, [Roger Jenkins](/source/Roger_Jenkins_(banker)), Kalaris and [Richard Boath](/source/Richard_Boath) were charged with [conspiracy to commit fraud](/source/conspiracy_to_commit_fraud) and the provision of [unlawful financial assistance](/source/unlawful_financial_assistance).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-40338220 |title=Barclays charged with fraud in Qatar case - BBC News |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=1 January 1970 |accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Jill Treanor |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jun/20/sfo-charges-barclays-bank-executives-ceo-2008-qatar-fundraising |title=Senior Barclays bankers charged with fraud over credit crunch fundraising &#124; Business |work=The Guardian |date=1 January 1970 |accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref>

In February 2020, Kalaris, along with Roger Jenkins and Richard Boath, were found not guilty on all charges.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51673470|title=Former Barclays bankers cleared of fraud charges|date=2020-02-28|work=BBC News|access-date=2020-02-28|language=en-GB}}</ref>

In August 2024, Kalaris lost an appeal in a London tribunal to overturn a decision by the UK Financial Conduct Authority that barred him from holding senior industry positions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/ex-barclays-banker-loses-appeal-against-fca-ban-senior-management-roles-2024-08-27/|title=Ex-Barclays banker Kalaris loses appeal against FCA ban on senior roles|work=Reuters |date=27 August 2024|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref>

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