Barclays chief executive: the runners and riders – in pictures

Hector Sants, former head of the Financial Services Authority. Would allow Barclays to present a squeaky clean image but is on gardening leave until Christmas and the board need someone now. A long shot Photograph: Felix Clay

Antony Jenkins, current head of retail and business banking at Barclays. Joined in 2009 and is credited with cutting customer complaints. Has the advantage of being an insider Photograph: Graeme Robertson

Bill Winters, former co-chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase. The most talked about candidate and cut from the same cloth as Bob Diamond Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Naguib Kheraj, vice-chairman of Barclays. Another candidate with insider knowledge and a high-profile financial whiz Photograph: Martin Argles

Former prime minister Gordon Brown. Ladbrokes have him at 100-1 to get the job Photograph: Murdo MacLeod

Benny Higgins, chief executive of Tesco Bank. The Barclays board may baulk at the tangled love life of the 51-year-old who has been married four times Photograph: Mark Pinder

Gary Hoffman, former chief executive of Northern Rock. Attempted to buy the nationalised bank from the government but beaten to it by Virgin Group Photograph: Micha Theiner/Rex Features

David Roberts, deputy chairman of Lloyds Banking Group. Another strong contender. Lost out to Diamond in the race to be chief executive after John Varley retired Photograph: Lloyds

Christopher Lucas, finance director of Barclays. Joined in 2007, although PricewaterhouseCoopers' main link with the bank for five years before that Photograph: Barclays