Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays, has appointed Amy Nauiokas, former senior managing director and head of global marketing at moneybroker Cantor Fitzgerald, as its head of global e-commerce.

The position is new to Barclays Capital and will see Nauiokas directing global e-commerce development efforts. She will be responsible for all business development, sales and marketing of the firm's e-commerce business, focusing on external initiatives with clients and technology providers, as well as internal initiatives with the firm's sales and trading teams. She will report to Justin Bull, chairman of the firm's client technology committee, who is based in Hong Kong.