Former Macquarie employees resurface
Former Macquarie Bank employees are resurfacing in various roles within the financial industry.
Gabriel Carey and Susanne Bransgrove, formally part of Macquarie’s structured products division, have joined Instreet in senior business development managerial roles.
Carey will head the distribution of Instreet’s products to the financial services community in Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, while Brisbane-based Bransgrove will be responsible for Western Australia and Queensland.
Previously, Carey established the Victorian-based distribution team for Macquarie’s retail structured products while Bransgrove was responsible for the sales and distribution teams in Queensland and Western Australia for structured products at Macquarie.
Meanwhile, Integrity Investment Management has taken aboard Rob Lewis, who has been appointed key account manager after several years with Macquarie in a similar role.
Lewis will be responsible for servicing existing clients and business development initiatives in the retail market.
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