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Jes Staley’s Reign at Barclays Was Haunted by Ghosts
The British bank’s boss isn’t the first financial executive brought down by an association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Jes Staley is quitting as CEO of Barclays.
Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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The ghost of Jeffrey Epstein has felled another executive.
Jes Staley quit as chief executive officer of Barclays because of controversy over his relationship with the late disgraced financier. It’s a sudden end to a six-year stint in which professional success has been tainted by personal misjudgments.