Cross will replace Tushar Morzaria, who has held the role since 2013.

The Sky News report did not say why Morzaria is stepping down. Barclays did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Cross has been working as Morza
ria's deputy. Prior to that she acted as the CFO of Barclays Bank UK Plc. https://reut.rs/3IkFGDi

(Reporting by Rachna Dhanrajani in Bengaluru; Editing by Susan Fenton and Jan Harvey)