Barclays India has appointed Sonali Sharma as Managing Director and Head of Legal, with responsibility for the bank’s Global Capabilities Centre and its regulatory and government relations functions.
Sharma joins Barclays from Bank of America, where she served as Head of Legal for India and General Counsel.
With over 25 years of experience, Sharma specialises in capital markets, financial services, cross-border transactions and risk management.
Sharma began her legal career as a trainee at Mulla & Mulla before joining Juris Corp as an associate in 2001. She subsequently rose to become a partner at the firm.
In 2015, Sharma moved to Standard Chartered Bank as Senior Legal Counsel. In 2022, she joined Avendus as Head of Legal and General Counsel, before taking up the legal leadership role at Bank of America in September 2024.
