JPMorgan’s Leveraged Finance Trading Head Garrison Departs Bank

JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s global head of leveraged finance is exiting the bank.

Austin Garrison, a 23-year veteran of the New York-based firm who was also the head of the credit trading in North America, is leaving, according to a memo shared with staff.

Brett Nunziata and Rikesh Patel will become co-heads of the global leveraged-finance business. Jake Pollack, who runs credit financing globally, will assume Garrison’s regional role in trading.

A spokesperson for JPMorgan declined to comment and Garrison didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Garrison, 45, has been a JPMorgan lifer, joining after ...