Jefferies Hires Barclays Global Co-Head of Transport Chad Parker

Chad Parker, a managing director and global co-head of transportation at Barclays Plc, is leaving the bank for Jefferies Financial Group Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.

Parker will join Jefferies as its global head of transportation, based in New York, reporting to Pete Bowden, the company’s global head of industrial, energy and infrastructure banking, said the people, who asked not to be identified because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.