Our People

The Driving Force Behind Jarden

Our team is made up of talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise. They are the driving force behind our daily operations and the key to delivering exceptional results for our clients.

Our Executive Committee

Aidan Allen
Allen

Aidan Allen

Executive Chair

Aidan joined Jarden as a foundation member of our Australian business and is now Executive Chair of Jarden Group.

Sarah Rennie
B-Rennie

Sarah Rennie

Co-CEO

Sarah is a foundation leader of Jarden in Australia and one of Australia’s most senior capital markets advisors, having led some of the country’s most significant transactions during a career spanning more than 20 years.

Ben Gilbert
Gilbert

Ben Gilbert

Head of Australian Research

Ben leads Jarden’s Australian research team and consumer sector coverage, developing independent and thought provoking insights to inform investor strategy.

Tim Keegan
Keegan

Tim Keegan

Managing Director, COO

Tim has over 25 years of leadership experience in financial services across stockbroking, wealth and asset management with a focus on building new businesses.

Brigid Meagher
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Brigid Meagher

Chief People Officer

Brigid is Jarden’s Chief People Officer, leading the firm’s people strategy to support its purpose of connecting people, insights and capital.

Phil Playle
Playle

Phil Playle

Group Chief Financial Officer

Phil joined Jarden as Group Chief Financial Officer in January 2025. He is responsible for leading the firm's finance strategy, incorporating financial planning, reporting, tax, capital management and treasury operations.

Sam Prentice
Prentice

Sam Prentice

Managing Director, Corporate Finance

Sam Prentice is a senior Managing Director in our Corporate Finance team, based in Melbourne.

Sam Ricketts
Ricketts

Sam Ricketts

Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking NZ

Sam has extensive experience advising clients across a broad range of strategic advisory, cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, and equity capital market transactions.

Mitchell Schauer
Schauer

Mitchell Schauer

Managing Director, Corporate Finance

Mitchell is the Head of Real Estate Corporate Finance at Jarden, based in Australia. He has spent 18 years covering the Australasian real estate sector, including 11 years at UBS.

John Spencer
Spencer

John Spencer

Head of Equities, Australia

John Spencer leads Jarden’s Equities business and sits on the Executive Committee. The Australian equities business was established in 2020 and the platform is now a market-leading advisory and execution institutional stockbroker.

SooJin Yoon
Yoon

SooJin Yoon

Managing Director, Chief Compliance Officer and General Counsel

SooJin manages the Jarden Group's Legal and Compliance functions in Australia and New Zealand and is the General Counsel.

New Zealand Leadership

Adrian Allbon
Allbon

Adrian Allbon

Director, Equity Research

Adrian has a research focus across a range of sectors, as well as overall responsibility for linking team idea generation for clients.

Henry Chung
Chung

Henry Chung

Managing Director, Investment Banking

Henry is a Managing Director at Jarden and specialises in capital markets transactions, including securities offerings and takeovers.

Dwane Clark
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Dwane Clark

Director, Institutional Equities

Dwane is responsible for research sales coverage of NZ and Australian products to domestic and international institutional clients.

Graham dos Santos
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Graham dos Santos

Director, Investment Banking

Graham advises on a diverse array of mergers and acquisitions, and equity capital market transactions. His specialities includefinancial institutions, retirement, industrials and technology.

Tristan Joll
Joll

Tristan Joll

Managing Director, Institutional Equities

Tristan is responsible for sales coverage of NZ and Australian products.

Logan MacLeod
MacLeod

Logan MacLeod

Managing Director, Head of New Zealand Commodities

Logan is a Managing Director and Head of New Zealand Commodities at Jarden. He joined in 2016 and is responsible for leading client engagement and trading activity across New Zealand carbon, dairy, and the broader commodities complex.

Andrew McAlpine
McAlpine

Andrew McAlpine

Managing Director, Institutional Equities

Andrew is responsible for Jarden's proprietary trading desk and market making.

Mike McIntyre
McIntyre

Mike McIntyre

Managing Director, Head of Commodities

Mike provides specialist advice regarding the derivative and commodity markets, with a focus on dairy derivatives including NZX-listed contracts.

Ross Mitchell
Mitchell

Ross Mitchell

Director, Investment Banking

Ross has broad experience across M&A, capital raising transactions and broader strategic advisory assignments, with a particular focus on the NZ real assets sector (energy & infrastructure, real estate and forestry).

Andrew Parsonage
Parsonage

Andrew Parsonage

Director, Investment Banking

Andrew is Jarden's Head of Debt Capital Markets and Debt Advisory, and also covers the forestry, energy and infrastructure sectors.

Sam Ricketts
Ricketts

Sam Ricketts

Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking NZ

Sam has extensive experience advising clients across a broad range of strategic advisory, cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, and equity capital market transactions.

James Snell
Snell

James Snell

Managing Director, Institutional Equities

James has been with Jarden and its predecessors since January 1993, including time spent in Auckland, Wellington and London.

Grant Swanepoel
Swanepoel

Grant Swanepoel

Director, Equity Research

Grant co-leads Jarden's research team and covers New Zealand's electricity, oil, and building sectors for clients. He has 25 years of experience analysing a range of companies and industries.

Our Board

Aidan Allen
Allen

Aidan Allen

Executive Chair

Aidan joined Jarden as a foundation member of our Australian business and is now Executive Chair of Jarden Group.

Sarah Rennie
B-Rennie

Sarah Rennie

Co-CEO

Sarah is a foundation leader of Jarden in Australia and one of Australia’s most senior capital markets advisors, having led some of the country’s most significant transactions during a career spanning more than 20 years.

Murray Graham
Graham

Murray Graham

Director, Wealth Management Adviser.

Murray is a wealth financial adviser and asset manager for families, trusts and financial intermediaries. He also plays a role in Jarden’s governance, both as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and as a board member since 2002.

Sam Ricketts
Ricketts

Sam Ricketts

Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking NZ

Sam has extensive experience advising clients across a broad range of strategic advisory, cross-border and domestic mergers and acquisitions, and equity capital market transactions.

Bill Trotter
Trotter

Bill Trotter

Director

Bill was appointed Chairman of Jarden (then known as FNZC) in 2002.

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