How to email someone in gardening leave?

Hi all,

Had a really good connection with a very senior banker and was wondering why I didn't get a response for a week (usually responds early morning the next day if I emailed at night or within an hour if I email in the morning), then just saw an article that said he was hired by another bank dating some time before I sent my email.

Now I don't have his personal email and his current bank email didn't bounce.

Do bankers still have access to emails on gardening leave or do I need to wait until he starts at the other bank to email again? Any suggestions?.

Obv tried LinkedIn after I saw the article but dude is a beast so prob receives lot of spam on LinkedIn. Haven't gotten accepted on LinkedIn yet.

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