Barclays has hired a JPMorgan dealmaker to lead and rebuild its coverage of consumer and retail companies in Europe following the departure of a number of bankers to Jefferies.

Enrico Massaro is joining Barclays as head of the consumer and retail group for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the bank said in a statement. He has spent the past 19 years at JPMorgan, having joined as a graduate, and was latterly a managing director covering consumer and retail clients.