An indication hangs above an entrance to a department of Barclays Plc financial institution within the Metropolis of London, U.Okay.
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British financial institution Barclays PLC mentioned on Monday its chief government officer C.S. Venkatakrishnan could be present process therapy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a kind of most cancers, and that this is able to imply he would do business from home for some durations.
The CEO, recognized contained in the financial institution as Venkat, mentioned in a letter that his situation was curable and that medical doctors have mentioned his prognosis is “wonderful”, with the therapy in New York anticipated to final 12 to 16 weeks.
“Throughout this era, the corporate will run usually, and I’ll proceed to be actively engaged in managing it,” Venkatakrishnan mentioned within the letter.
A spokesperson for the financial institution confirmed that the financial institution had not appointed any interim Chief Govt, with Venkat and the lender’s government committee anticipated to proceed working it.
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a most cancers that develops within the lymphatic system, weakening the immune system, however most instances are thought-about “very treatable” in line with info on the web site of Britain’s Nationwide Well being Service.
