Patrick holds a Bachelor of Business (Banking & Finance) from Charles Sturt University and a Master of Commerce (Advanced Finance) from the University of NSW.

Before entering recruitment, Patrick spent 8 years in corporate banking, property and structured finance with Citibank and Bank of Scotland Group.

Patrick spent 3 years with Michael Page International building their Front Office Banking team, focusing on the disciplines below. He then joined JMES in 2000 to develop the Debt Practice.

His areas of specialisation include:

• Corporate and Institutional Banking
• Project and Structured Finance
• Leveraged/Acquisition/Mezzanine/Property Finance
• Loan Markets & Syndication
• Asset and Property Finance
• Debt / Equity Capital Markets
• Fixed Income Sales & Trading
• Structured Products
• Credit and Market Risk
• Principal Finance / Special Situations
• Workouts, Restructuring, Corporate Recovery
• Specialist Funds

Michael manages the JMES Melbourne team.

Prior to entering the recruitment industry, Michael spent twenty years in financial markets managing trading and sales desks in both the Australian and International markets with HSBC, UBS and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson.

He then entered executive recruitment with Morgan & Banks recruiting at a Senior Management level within the Financial Services industry.

Michael joined JMES in 2003 to assist in establishing the Melbourne office.

His areas of specialisation include:

• General Management
• Financial and Capital Markets
• FX and Commodities Sales and Trading
• Fixed Income Sales and Trading
• Traditional Investment Management
• Alternative and Specialised Funds
• Treasury Risk Management
• Corporate Strategy

Ali holds a Master of Arts (English Literature) from University of Aberdeen, UK.

Ali spent 7 years working with Hays in their Banking and Financial Services team in both the UK and Sydney. Beginning her recruitment career in the UK, Ali specialised in Investment Management across a variety of domestic and international firms before making the move to Australia. Over the past 4 years in Sydney, Ali headed up Hays’ NSW Banking and Insurance division, and recruited across a variety of disciplines including Corporate & Investment Banking and Wealth Management.She joined JMES in 2012.

Her areas of specialisation include:

• Investment Banking and Corporate Finance
• Equity / Debt Capital Markets
• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• Corporate Development / In house M&A
• Strategic Planning
• Corporate and Institutional Banking
• Project and Structured Finance
• Leveraged / Acquisition / Mezzanine Finance
• Asset / Property Finance

Adam joins JMES after several years with Rapha, a leading UK premium clothing brand, where he was most recently their General Manager & Head of Sales and Marketing for Australia & New Zealand.

Prior to joining Rapha to establish their business across Asia, Adam spent over a decade in the executive search industry specialising in senior financial services appointments and was a partner for a Global Executive search firm. He was a member of the firm’s Global Financial Market Practice and leader of the Capital Markets and Alternative Investments Sector for Japan.

Adam has been based in the key financial centres of London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney - he effectively leverages this broad geographic experience and understanding in the delivery of results to his clients.

His areas of specialisation include:

• C-Suite and Executive Management for Private Capital
• Sophisticated Investor backed companies.

Rob holds a Bachelor of Science (Diagnostic Radiography) from University of Exeter, UK

Rob began his recruitment career with Robert Walters in London then Sydney in the Banking & Finance team, where he was in charge of recruiting Corporate & Institutional banking and risk management; covering a broad range of disciplines, such as FIG, Structured, Project and Leveraged Finance. He initially joined JMES in 2017, spending 2.5 years specialising in Front Office, Loan Markets, Project & Structured Finance and Risk Management recruitment. Rob re-joined JMES in July 2020 after spending a year in New York.

His areas of specialisation include: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Project and Structured Finance, Leveraged and Acquisition Finance, Loan Markets and Credit Risk Management.

Patrick holds a Bachelor of Business (Banking & Finance) from Charles Sturt University and a Master of Commerce (Advanced Finance) from the University of NSW.

Before entering recruitment, Patrick spent 8 years in corporate banking, property and structured finance with Citibank and Bank of Scotland Group.

Patrick spent 3 years with Michael Page International building their Front Office Banking team, focusing on the disciplines below. He then joined JMES in 2000 to develop the Debt Practice.

His areas of specialisation include:

• Corporate and Institutional Banking
• Project and Structured Finance
• Leveraged/Acquisition/Mezzanine/Property Finance
• Loan Markets & Syndication
• Asset and Property Finance
• Debt / Equity Capital Markets
• Fixed Income Sales & Trading
• Structured Products
• Credit and Market Risk
• Principal Finance / Special Situations
• Workouts, Restructuring, Corporate Recovery
• Specialist Funds

Michael manages the JMES Melbourne team.

Prior to entering the recruitment industry, Michael spent twenty years in financial markets managing trading and sales desks in both the Australian and International markets with HSBC, UBS and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson.

He then entered executive recruitment with Morgan & Banks recruiting at a Senior Management level within the Financial Services industry.

Michael joined JMES in 2003 to assist in establishing the Melbourne office.

His areas of specialisation include:

• General Management
• Financial and Capital Markets
• FX and Commodities Sales and Trading
• Fixed Income Sales and Trading
• Traditional Investment Management
• Alternative and Specialised Funds
• Treasury Risk Management
• Corporate Strategy

Ali holds a Master of Arts (English Literature) from University of Aberdeen, UK.

Ali spent 7 years working with Hays in their Banking and Financial Services team in both the UK and Sydney. Beginning her recruitment career in the UK, Ali specialised in Investment Management across a variety of domestic and international firms before making the move to Australia. Over the past 4 years in Sydney, Ali headed up Hays’ NSW Banking and Insurance division, and recruited across a variety of disciplines including Corporate & Investment Banking and Wealth Management.She joined JMES in 2012.

Her areas of specialisation include:

• Investment Banking and Corporate Finance
• Equity / Debt Capital Markets
• Private Equity and Venture Capital
• Corporate Development / In house M&A
• Strategic Planning
• Corporate and Institutional Banking
• Project and Structured Finance
• Leveraged / Acquisition / Mezzanine Finance
• Asset / Property Finance

Adam joins JMES after several years with Rapha, a leading UK premium clothing brand, where he was most recently their General Manager & Head of Sales and Marketing for Australia & New Zealand.

Prior to joining Rapha to establish their business across Asia, Adam spent over a decade in the executive search industry specialising in senior financial services appointments and was a partner for a Global Executive search firm. He was a member of the firm’s Global Financial Market Practice and leader of the Capital Markets and Alternative Investments Sector for Japan.

Adam has been based in the key financial centres of London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and Sydney - he effectively leverages this broad geographic experience and understanding in the delivery of results to his clients.

His areas of specialisation include:

• C-Suite and Executive Management
• Asset Management and Private Equity
• Sophisticated Investor backed companies

Rob holds a Bachelor of Science (Diagnostic Radiography) from University of Exeter, UK

Rob began his recruitment career with Robert Walters in London then Sydney in the Banking & Finance team, where he was in charge of recruiting Corporate & Institutional banking and risk management; covering a broad range of disciplines, such as FIG, Structured, Project and Leveraged Finance. He initially joined JMES in 2017, spending 2.5 years specialising in Front Office, Loan Markets, Project & Structured Finance and Risk Management recruitment. Rob re-joined JMES in July 2020 after spending a year in New York.

His areas of specialisation include: Corporate and Institutional Banking, Project and Structured Finance, Leveraged and Acquisition Finance, Loan Markets and Credit Risk Management.