Barclays has hired Nomura’s joint general counsel for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) to lead the legal team for its global retail banking division.

Mark Chapman is set to join Barclays later this year as general counsel for the retail division, overseeing the business’s global legal function across 21 countries. The former Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer lawyer will report to Barclays’ group GC Mark Harding and chief financial officer for global retail banking Peter Estlin.