Rob Jeffries joined Barclays as vice chairman and global head of Chemicals. He will assume his new role in September and be based in New York.
Jeffries has close to 30 years of experience in banking. He has advised U.S. and international clients on a broad variety of transactions including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, proxy contests, hostile transactions and special committee assignments. Notable transactions he worked on include the $11.4 billion acquisition of Valspar by Sherwin-Williams and the $5 billion acquisition of Dow’s vinyls business by Olin.
Jeffries most recently served as managing director and head of the Chemicals Group at JPMorgan after spending nine years at Citigroup in the same position. Prior to Citigroup, he was focused on mergers and acquisitions for 11 years at JPMorgan.
Jeremy Michael, head of Global Natural Resources, said, “As the chemicals sector continues to experience profound and dynamic evolution, our clients more than ever depend on Barclays for strategic advice and seamless execution. Rob, with his deep client relationships and extensive deal experience, will help build on our business strengths as we drive our market leading Chemicals franchise further forward.”
