JANA Investment Advisers has announced a number of new hires, recruiting Brendan Donohoe, Domien Beckers, Ann Marco and Mary Power into various roles across the business.
Domien Beckers is joining the portfolio construction research team where he will be involved in both research and client work, while Ann Marco joins the firm in a quantitative analyst role having previously worked at National Australia Trustees.
Brendan Donohoe joins JANA in a senior leadership role to lead business development and specific projects. He previously worked for Bank of Ireland Asset Management in Ireland, Australia and the US.
JANA also welcomed back Mary Power earlier this year. Power was the head of property research prior to joining Warakirri Asset Management, and has now returned to JANA.
The latest appointments bring JANA’s investment team to 48 professionals.
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