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BARCLAYS has hired
former JP Morgan
banker Rob Jeffries to
head its coverage and
advisory business for
chemicals in its
corporate and
investment bank,
based in New York.
Barclays said Jeffries
would join as a vice-
chairman and global
head of chemicals. He
is expected to start in
mid-September.
Jeffries was most
recently head of the
chemicals group at JP
Morgan, which he
joined in August 2009
after nine years at
Citigroup as head of
chemicals. He had
another stint with JP
Morgan before that,
focused on M&A.
MORGAN STANLEY
has hired Sigal Zarmi as
head of transformation,
a new position in its
technology division.
Zarmi joined the bank
from Pricewaterhouse
Coopers, where she was
network global chief
information officer. She
has also served in a
similar capacity at GE
Capital Americas. Zarmi
will report to Rob
Rooney, who was
tapped to oversee the
bank’s technology efforts
in May. Rooney
previously oversaw
technology and served
as the firm’s head of
Europe, Middle East and
Africa.
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