Barrenjoey poaches at least 15 staff from Jarden in talent raid
Australian investment bank Barrenjoey has recruited at least 15 employees from New Zealand rival Jarden, including two senior executives, amid a morale crisis.
Barrenjoey has successfully recruited at least 15 employees from Jarden, following the departures of former co-chief executive Dan Reynolds and former co-head of investment banking Silvana Schenone. Staff departures have created what departing employees describe as an all-time low in morale at Jarden's New Zealand operations, stemming from years of tension over the firm's Australian expansion and uncertainty caused by the growing exodus. Jarden has paused its restructuring plans in response to the senior staff losses.
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Barrenjoey's Jarden haul grows beyond the rainmakers
Australian investment bank Barrenjoey’s raid on Jarden has turned into a full-blown talent grab, with at least 15 employees understood to be following two of the firm’s top New Zealand rainmakers out the door. Sources say Barrenjoey's poaching spree at…
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'All-time low': Inside Jarden's morale crisis as Barrenjoey poaches staff
A departing Jarden employee says morale within the investment bank's New Zealand operations has sunk to an "all-time low", blaming years of tension over the firm's Australian expansion and uncertainty after a growing stream of departures to rival Barrenjoey. On…
NZ Herald
Jarden says ‘business as usual’ after staff leave for Barrenjoey – Stock Takes
Jarden has paused its restructuring plans after senior staff departures.
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