Nichelle Evans, Head of the Travel & Affinity, Barclays

Nichelles Evans

It is your job to take care of your whole self!

Nichelle joined Barclays in 2018 as the Head of the Travel & Affinity cobrand credit card segment for the US Consumer Bank where she is responsible for managing top line growth and bottom line profitability for fifteen of the banks cobrand partnerships for major consumer brands including Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Carnival Cruise Lines, Priceline, NFL and UPromise. More specifically Nichelle drives growth through the development and execution of strategic marketing plans, introduction of new product launches and attracting new customers through digital marketing strategies.

Before joining Barclays, Nichelle had more than 20 years of progressive marketing and credit card management experience for Fortune 500 companies including JPMorgan Chase, General Electric and Bank of America. Outside of her corporate roles, Nichelle has held a senior position at advertising agency BBDO Atlanta, and she has flexed her entrepreneurial muscles as an owner and operator of an innovative, retail store concept designed to deliver marketing strategies to small business owners called PR Store.

Nichelle has an MBA from Wake Forest University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Marketing from the University of Denver. She is a member of the Barclays Embrace Network and takes a leadership role in delivering the Global Race at Work Agenda to promote Diversity & Inclusion at Barclays.

Outside of work, Nichelle is passionate about supporting schools and programs focused on minority and underprivileged children where she serves on the Finance Committee for Serviam Girls School in Wilmington, DE and is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.

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