ON THE MONEY: Jarden, Vodafone, Sky Sport and more

ON THE MONEY: Jarden, Vodafone, Sky Sport and more
Victoria Young
Welcome to On the Money, BusinessDesk’s weekly column on money and the people making it. (Vodafone NZ CEO Jason Paris pictured above) Jarden makes mega move on CraigsThe move by Grant Swanepoel from Craigs Investment Partners to Jarden must be all about the dosh as Jarden appears to be a huge payer. South Africa-born Swanepoel joined Craigs from Johannesburg-based Barnard Jacobs Mellet in October 2009 and quickly built a reputation as a hard working utilities and energy analyst. He was promoted to head of research at Craigs and has a...

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