In this photo released by VisMedia, the newly announced Barclays PLC Chief Executive Robert E. Diamond Jr., center, poses for a photograph with outgoing Barclays CEO John Varley, left, and Barclays chairman Marcus Agius, right, at Barclays headquarters in Canary Wharf, London, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. Mr. Diamond, who built Barclays PLC into a global powerhouse in investment banking and has been criticized for his lavish pay, will become chief executive next year, the company announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/VisMedia, Daniel Lewis)