Apollo Global Management has named Christopher Weidler as chief accounting officer and controller, the company announced in a Sept. 4. Form 8-K filing. He succeeds Barry Giarraputo in the role, effective immediately.

Weidler joined the company from global bank Barclays, where he most recently served as a managing director and the financial controller of the Americas. Weidler brings more than 16 years of leadership and experience in the financial services industry.

Since February 2005, Weidler served in a variety of leadership roles at Barclays that included global head of U.S. GAAP technical accounting, and global head of financial reporting and legal entity control for the investment bank. Prior to joining Barclays, Weidler spent eight years with PwC.