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JP Morgan building plunge victim was IT chief at bank | The Times
JP Morgan building plunge victim was IT chief at bank | The Times
JP Morgan building plunge victim was IT chief at bank
People look out of the window of the J P Morgan building at Canary Wharf
A senior employee at JP Morgan plunged to his death from the top of the bank’s headquarters in London’s Docklands today in an apparent suicide witnessed by workers in nearby buildings and the street below.
Police were called to the scene at 25 Bank Street, in Canary Wharf, shortly after 8am after Gabriel Magee, a vice-president in the investment bank’s technology division, fell from the 33-storey tower and landed on a ninth-floor roof.
Ambulances and an air ambulance rushed to the site but Mr Magee — a senior trading systems architect who had worked at the bank for ten years — was pronounced dead at the scene.
“We are deeply saddened to have lost a member of the JP Morgan family at 25 Bank Street today. Our thoughts and sympathy are with his family and his friends,” a spokeswoman said.
Staff in nearby buildings went on to Twitter to report on the incident. “Horrible thing to see first thing. RIP,” one wrote.
There was disquiet, however, at the fact that the man’s body was left where it fell for almost four hours, covered with a cloth.
“They didn’t even put a tent around him,” one woman complained.
Another Docklands employee, Andrew Lawrence, tweeted: “Sad scene. Someone jumped/fell at JPMorgan Canary Wharf. A sorry view from my desk. Police everywhere, but nobody approaching the body, odd.”
The Bank Street building, which is 153m high, was opened by Gordon Brown, the then Chancellor, in 2004.
It had originally been earmarked for the trading giant Enron before it collapsed in 2001 but went on to serve as the European headquarters of Lehman Brothers until it collapsed in September 2008 - after which bankers were photographed leaving the building with boxes of possessions.
It has housed JP Morgan’s European, Middle East and African headquarters since July 2012.
Separately, it emerged today that 58-year-old William Broeksmit, a former senior executive at Deutsche Bank, was found hanged at his London home in Evelyn Gardens, Kensington, on Sunday.
In an internal memo to staff, Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen, the co-chief executives of Deutsche Bank, said that Mr Broeksmit was “considered by many of his peers to be among the finest minds in the fields of risk and capital management” and was “instrumental as a founder of our investment bank”.
They said: “We are deeply saddened by Bill’s death. He was a dear friend and colleague to many of us who benefited from his intellect and wisdom. Our thoughts and condolences are with his wife and family at this time. We will remember him for his contributions to Deutsche Bank, thoughtful advice and personal friendship. Bill’s family has requested privacy at this time.”
Mr Broeksmit worked at Deutsche Bank from 1996 to 2001, returning in 2008 until he retired in February last year.
People look out of the window of the J P Morgan building at Canary Wharf
A senior employee at JP Morgan plunged to his death from the top of the bank’s headquarters in London’s Docklands today in an apparent suicide witnessed by workers in nearby buildings and the street below.
Police were called to the scene at 25 Bank Street, in Canary Wharf, shortly after 8am after Gabriel Magee, a vice-president in the investment bank’s technology division, fell from the 33-storey tower and landed on a ninth-floor roof.
Ambulances and an air ambulance rushed to the site but Mr Magee — a senior trading systems architect who had worked at the bank for ten years — was pronounced dead at the scene.
“We are deeply saddened to have lost a member of the JP Morgan family at 25 Bank Street today. Our thoughts and sympathy are with his family and his friends,” a spokeswoman said.
Staff in nearby buildings went on to Twitter to report on the incident. “Horrible thing to see first thing. RIP,” one wrote.
There was disquiet, however, at the fact that the man’s body was left where it fell for almost four hours, covered with a cloth.
“They didn’t even put a tent around him,” one woman complained.
Another Docklands employee, Andrew Lawrence, tweeted: “Sad scene. Someone jumped/fell at JPMorgan Canary Wharf. A sorry view from my desk. Police everywhere, but nobody approaching the body, odd.”
The Bank Street building, which is 153m high, was opened by Gordon Brown, the then Chancellor, in 2004.
It had originally been earmarked for the trading giant Enron before it collapsed in 2001 but went on to serve as the European headquarters of Lehman Brothers until it collapsed in September 2008 - after which bankers were photographed leaving the building with boxes of possessions.
It has housed JP Morgan’s European, Middle East and African headquarters since July 2012.
Separately, it emerged today that 58-year-old William Broeksmit, a former senior executive at Deutsche Bank, was found hanged at his London home in Evelyn Gardens, Kensington, on Sunday.
In an internal memo to staff, Anshu Jain and Juergen Fitschen, the co-chief executives of Deutsche Bank, said that Mr Broeksmit was “considered by many of his peers to be among the finest minds in the fields of risk and capital management” and was “instrumental as a founder of our investment bank”.
They said: “We are deeply saddened by Bill’s death. He was a dear friend and colleague to many of us who benefited from his intellect and wisdom. Our thoughts and condolences are with his wife and family at this time. We will remember him for his contributions to Deutsche Bank, thoughtful advice and personal friendship. Bill’s family has requested privacy at this time.”
Mr Broeksmit worked at Deutsche Bank from 1996 to 2001, returning in 2008 until he retired in February last year.
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