Absa Capital appoints Philip Lindop to head Investment Banking, Africa

Absa Capital, the corporate and investment banking division of Absa Bank Limited, and affiliated to Barclays, today announced that it has appointed Philip Lindop as its new Head of Investment Banking for Africa.

Lindop, who joins from Goldman Sachs in London, has over 15 years of investment banking experience – including six years based in Johannesburg. For the past five years Lindop has focused on covering companies in the Metals and Mining sector and has worked extensively with clients on the African continent and in other emerging markets.

Stephen van Coller, Chief Executive of corporate, investment banking and wealth and investment management in Africa, said: “Philip is a key hire in our unique fully-local, fully-global investment banking offering on the African continent. Attracting top talent like Philip is testimony to the progress Absa and Barclays have made in a short time on the African continent.”

Crispin Osborne, head of investment banking, CEEMEA, at Barclays, said: "We are delighted to have Philip join the orgnisation. Africa represents a significant opportunity for Barclays and we are committed to further investment and connectivity in this key region. It is an important source of growth and differentiation for our investment banking business globally and we look forward to taking this to a new level.”

Lindop will initially split his time between Johannesburg and London to focus on further integrating coverage of African clients across Barclays, after which he will be located in Johannesburg.