Most bankers would be happy to take a leading executive role at one investment bank by the age of 44, but Tushar Morzaria’s appointment as Barclays’ group finance director already represents his second leading role at an international institution.

Morzaria, who was born in Uganda but raised in the UK from 1971, returns to his adopted home from the US after a stint as chief financial officer in corporate and investment banking at JP Morgan, where he has spent the majority of his career.