Jefferies CFO Dies of Coronavirus Complications

Broadbent, a U.K. native who worked in Jefferies New York office, joined the firm in 2007 as CFO, from Morgan Stanley, where he was a managing director, according to his profile page on Bloomberg.

"We are heartbroken and grieve that our friend and colleague, Peg Broadbent, has passed away from coronavirus complications," said Jefferies CEO Rich Handler and President Brian Friedman in a statement that offered "thoughts, prayers and love" to Broadbent's family in the U.S. and U.K. 

The statement noted that Broadbent was "so much more" than a CFO who helped double the size of the firm and "navigate through hard and good times" during his tenure. "Part of what made Peg the great partner he was to all of us was his core humanity. No matter what the occasion, his decency, calmness and dry wit were always there, always making things better. We will miss him terribly," said Handler and Friedman.

Broadbent is survived by his wife Hayley and five children. Jefferies named Teri Gendron, the CFO of Jefferies' financial services unit, as Broadbent's interim successor.