Speakers
Abhinav Trehan
Head of Finance – Portfolio Operations Group, Five Arrows
Abhinav is the Head of Finance in the Portfolio Operations Group, based in London. Prior to joining Five Arrows in 2021, Abhinav was Senior Managing Director and founding member of FTI’s Transaction Services Group, working with private equity funds on large buyouts across industrials, TMT, Business Services and Healthcare.
Previously, Abhinav worked for 6 years at KPMG where he gained his ACA. Abhinav graduated with a BA in Economics from St Xavier’s College and an MSc in Management from the University of Edinburgh.
Previously, Abhinav worked for 6 years at KPMG where he gained his ACA. Abhinav graduated with a BA in Economics from St Xavier’s College and an MSc in Management from the University of Edinburgh.
Abhinav Trehan
Abhinav Trehan
Head of Finance – Portfolio Operations Group, Five Arrows
Abhinav is the Head of Finance in the Portfolio Operations Group, based in London. Prior to joining Five Arrows in 2021, Abhinav was Senior Managing Director and founding member of FTI’s Transaction Services Group, working with private equity funds on large buyouts across industrials, TMT, Business Services and Healthcare.
Previously, Abhinav worked for 6 years at KPMG where he gained his ACA. Abhinav graduated with a BA in Economics from St Xavier’s College and an MSc in Management from the University of Edinburgh.
Previously, Abhinav worked for 6 years at KPMG where he gained his ACA. Abhinav graduated with a BA in Economics from St Xavier’s College and an MSc in Management from the University of Edinburgh.
Adinah Shackleton
VP & Head of ESG, Permira
Adinah is Head of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) and is responsible for overseeing and further developing Permira’s ESG activities across private equity and credit. She is also a trustee of The Permira Foundation.
Prior to joining Permira, Adinah spent eight years with ERM, a global sustainability consultancy, as a Principal Consultant focusing on transaction services and ESG for private equity clients. Before that, she spent over a year in construction as an Environmental Coordinator.
Adinah is a member and former chair of the BVCA’s Responsible Investment Advisory Group. She is also a member of Invest Europe’s ESG Committee, a member of Initiative Climate International’s OpCo and represents Permira on the ESG Data Convergence Initiative Steering Committee.
Prior to joining Permira, Adinah spent eight years with ERM, a global sustainability consultancy, as a Principal Consultant focusing on transaction services and ESG for private equity clients. Before that, she spent over a year in construction as an Environmental Coordinator.
Adinah is a member and former chair of the BVCA’s Responsible Investment Advisory Group. She is also a member of Invest Europe’s ESG Committee, a member of Initiative Climate International’s OpCo and represents Permira on the ESG Data Convergence Initiative Steering Committee.
Adinah Shackleton
Adinah Shackleton
VP & Head of ESG, Permira
Adinah is Head of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) and is responsible for overseeing and further developing Permira’s ESG activities across private equity and credit. She is also a trustee of The Permira Foundation.
Prior to joining Permira, Adinah spent eight years with ERM, a global sustainability consultancy, as a Principal Consultant focusing on transaction services and ESG for private equity clients. Before that, she spent over a year in construction as an Environmental Coordinator.
Adinah is a member and former chair of the BVCA’s Responsible Investment Advisory Group. She is also a member of Invest Europe’s ESG Committee, a member of Initiative Climate International’s OpCo and represents Permira on the ESG Data Convergence Initiative Steering Committee.
Prior to joining Permira, Adinah spent eight years with ERM, a global sustainability consultancy, as a Principal Consultant focusing on transaction services and ESG for private equity clients. Before that, she spent over a year in construction as an Environmental Coordinator.
Adinah is a member and former chair of the BVCA’s Responsible Investment Advisory Group. She is also a member of Invest Europe’s ESG Committee, a member of Initiative Climate International’s OpCo and represents Permira on the ESG Data Convergence Initiative Steering Committee.
Agata Cooper
Digital Operating Partner, Triton Partners
Agata is an Operational Specialist and joined West Park, Triton's dedicated value creation unit, in 2020 from Accenture, where she was a Digital Strategy Senior Manager within the Industry X.0 practice in the UK. She holds a Masters degree in International Management from King´s College, University of London.
About Triton: Founded in 1997 and owned by its partners, Triton is a leading European mid-market sector-specialist investor. Triton focuses on businesses that provide important goods and services in the Business Services, Industrial Tech and Healthcare sectors. Triton has over 200 professionals across 11 offices and invests through three complementary “All Weather” strategies: Mid-Market Private Equity, Smaller Mid-Cap Private Equity, and Opportunistic Credit.
About Triton: Founded in 1997 and owned by its partners, Triton is a leading European mid-market sector-specialist investor. Triton focuses on businesses that provide important goods and services in the Business Services, Industrial Tech and Healthcare sectors. Triton has over 200 professionals across 11 offices and invests through three complementary “All Weather” strategies: Mid-Market Private Equity, Smaller Mid-Cap Private Equity, and Opportunistic Credit.
Agata Cooper
Agata Cooper
Digital Operating Partner, Triton Partners
Agata is an Operational Specialist and joined West Park, Triton's dedicated value creation unit, in 2020 from Accenture, where she was a Digital Strategy Senior Manager within the Industry X.0 practice in the UK. She holds a Masters degree in International Management from King´s College, University of London.
About Triton: Founded in 1997 and owned by its partners, Triton is a leading European mid-market sector-specialist investor. Triton focuses on businesses that provide important goods and services in the Business Services, Industrial Tech and Healthcare sectors. Triton has over 200 professionals across 11 offices and invests through three complementary “All Weather” strategies: Mid-Market Private Equity, Smaller Mid-Cap Private Equity, and Opportunistic Credit.
About Triton: Founded in 1997 and owned by its partners, Triton is a leading European mid-market sector-specialist investor. Triton focuses on businesses that provide important goods and services in the Business Services, Industrial Tech and Healthcare sectors. Triton has over 200 professionals across 11 offices and invests through three complementary “All Weather” strategies: Mid-Market Private Equity, Smaller Mid-Cap Private Equity, and Opportunistic Credit.
Alberto Fumo
Senior Partner & Global Practice Lead – Private Equity and Principal Investors, Kearney
Alberto Fumo is a senior partner at Kearney and currently leads the firm’s global Private Equity and Principal Investors team. He has spent more than 20 years advising corporations and private equity firms across the full transaction and transformation cycle. Alberto specializes in assessing acquisitions and divestitures from multiple commercial and operational perspectives and supporting management in the post-acquisition phase.
Alberto takes great pride in assisting his clients in completing transformational deals for their organizations and their own careers. What really energizes him is working alongside them to deliver the synergies or value-creation opportunities identified during the diligence phase. He aids clients in ensuring that the value creation becomes tangible on both the P&L and balance sheet.
It's Kearney’s dedication and relentless focus to delivering value for clients in a collaborative manner that has kept Alberto committed for so many years. Alberto strongly believes that Kearney’s unified partnership mentality and culture encourages the team he leads to successfully advise on complex transactions and deliver value creation from the early diligence stage to late implementation in a seamless way. He is proud of his team of passionate individuals spanning all levels.
Alberto takes great pride in assisting his clients in completing transformational deals for their organizations and their own careers. What really energizes him is working alongside them to deliver the synergies or value-creation opportunities identified during the diligence phase. He aids clients in ensuring that the value creation becomes tangible on both the P&L and balance sheet.
It's Kearney’s dedication and relentless focus to delivering value for clients in a collaborative manner that has kept Alberto committed for so many years. Alberto strongly believes that Kearney’s unified partnership mentality and culture encourages the team he leads to successfully advise on complex transactions and deliver value creation from the early diligence stage to late implementation in a seamless way. He is proud of his team of passionate individuals spanning all levels.
Alberto Fumo
Alberto Fumo
Senior Partner & Global Practice Lead – Private Equity and Principal Investors, Kearney
Alberto Fumo is a senior partner at Kearney and currently leads the firm’s global Private Equity and Principal Investors team. He has spent more than 20 years advising corporations and private equity firms across the full transaction and transformation cycle. Alberto specializes in assessing acquisitions and divestitures from multiple commercial and operational perspectives and supporting management in the post-acquisition phase.
Alberto takes great pride in assisting his clients in completing transformational deals for their organizations and their own careers. What really energizes him is working alongside them to deliver the synergies or value-creation opportunities identified during the diligence phase. He aids clients in ensuring that the value creation becomes tangible on both the P&L and balance sheet.
It's Kearney’s dedication and relentless focus to delivering value for clients in a collaborative manner that has kept Alberto committed for so many years. Alberto strongly believes that Kearney’s unified partnership mentality and culture encourages the team he leads to successfully advise on complex transactions and deliver value creation from the early diligence stage to late implementation in a seamless way. He is proud of his team of passionate individuals spanning all levels.
Alberto takes great pride in assisting his clients in completing transformational deals for their organizations and their own careers. What really energizes him is working alongside them to deliver the synergies or value-creation opportunities identified during the diligence phase. He aids clients in ensuring that the value creation becomes tangible on both the P&L and balance sheet.
It's Kearney’s dedication and relentless focus to delivering value for clients in a collaborative manner that has kept Alberto committed for so many years. Alberto strongly believes that Kearney’s unified partnership mentality and culture encourages the team he leads to successfully advise on complex transactions and deliver value creation from the early diligence stage to late implementation in a seamless way. He is proud of his team of passionate individuals spanning all levels.
Alessandro Moretti
Head of Operational Value Creation, Public Investment Fund
Mr. Alessandro Moretti is currently leading the Operational Value Creation Team at the Public Investment Fund since December 2019, Executive Committee member in Noon since 2021 and Board Member in HPDC investment fund since 2022. Prior to his work at the Public Investment Fund, he held a number of leadership positions in various public and private sectors, including private equity operating partner in performance improvement team, and a Chief Transformation Officer in a global firm, with HQ in Switzerland.
He also worked in one of the largest consulting firms - the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - for more than 10 years in Europe. Alessandro holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School, a Master of Science from the Polytechnic University of Milan, and an Executive Certificate from MIT Sloan School of Management and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
He also worked in one of the largest consulting firms - the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - for more than 10 years in Europe. Alessandro holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School, a Master of Science from the Polytechnic University of Milan, and an Executive Certificate from MIT Sloan School of Management and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Alessandro Moretti
Alessandro Moretti
Head of Operational Value Creation, Public Investment Fund
Mr. Alessandro Moretti is currently leading the Operational Value Creation Team at the Public Investment Fund since December 2019, Executive Committee member in Noon since 2021 and Board Member in HPDC investment fund since 2022. Prior to his work at the Public Investment Fund, he held a number of leadership positions in various public and private sectors, including private equity operating partner in performance improvement team, and a Chief Transformation Officer in a global firm, with HQ in Switzerland.
He also worked in one of the largest consulting firms - the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - for more than 10 years in Europe. Alessandro holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School, a Master of Science from the Polytechnic University of Milan, and an Executive Certificate from MIT Sloan School of Management and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
He also worked in one of the largest consulting firms - the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) - for more than 10 years in Europe. Alessandro holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Harvard Business School, a Master of Science from the Polytechnic University of Milan, and an Executive Certificate from MIT Sloan School of Management and Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Alessandro Casoli
Head of Advisory & Deputy Head of Holtara UK
Alessandro has worked in strategic climate advisory for 15 years and specialises in sustainable finance. Prior to joining Holtara, he was with McKinsey where he led the team in developing sustainability frameworks and strategies for banks and other financial institutions.
Alessandro has worked across industry and consulting and covered sustainable finance themes from a broad range of perspectives. These include developing blended finance programmes in Latin America as well as designing green bond frameworks for major global investors.
Alessandro has worked across industry and consulting and covered sustainable finance themes from a broad range of perspectives. These include developing blended finance programmes in Latin America as well as designing green bond frameworks for major global investors.
Alessandro Casoli
Alessandro Casoli
Head of Advisory & Deputy Head of Holtara UK
Alessandro has worked in strategic climate advisory for 15 years and specialises in sustainable finance. Prior to joining Holtara, he was with McKinsey where he led the team in developing sustainability frameworks and strategies for banks and other financial institutions.
Alessandro has worked across industry and consulting and covered sustainable finance themes from a broad range of perspectives. These include developing blended finance programmes in Latin America as well as designing green bond frameworks for major global investors.
Alessandro has worked across industry and consulting and covered sustainable finance themes from a broad range of perspectives. These include developing blended finance programmes in Latin America as well as designing green bond frameworks for major global investors.
Alex Mathers
Partner – Value Acceleration, Inflexion
Alex is a Partner in the Value Acceleration team, with a particular focus on Digital, helping our portfolio businesses and investment teams across technology, product development, digital marketing, and data analytics / data science. He also co-ordinates the work of our broader value acceleration team ensuring we bring our full capabilities to the support of our portfolio companies. Since joining Inflexion in 2018 he has worked with a wide variety of Inflexion investments including Alcumus, CMSPI, Lintbells, Marley, Medik8, Medivet, Scott Dunn and Rosemont.
Alex started his career at Accenture, working in a variety of technical architecture and ‘hands-on’ technology roles before working in digital transformation in the music industry. More recently he was an Associate Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants in London, focused on technology, digital media and ecommerce.
Outside the office, Alex enjoys sailing, cycling and most other outdoor activities, and can still occasionally be persuaded to play the cello or guitar. He has a degree in Music from Brasenose College, Oxford.
Alex started his career at Accenture, working in a variety of technical architecture and ‘hands-on’ technology roles before working in digital transformation in the music industry. More recently he was an Associate Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants in London, focused on technology, digital media and ecommerce.
Outside the office, Alex enjoys sailing, cycling and most other outdoor activities, and can still occasionally be persuaded to play the cello or guitar. He has a degree in Music from Brasenose College, Oxford.
Alex Mathers
Alex Mathers
Partner – Value Acceleration, Inflexion
Alex is a Partner in the Value Acceleration team, with a particular focus on Digital, helping our portfolio businesses and investment teams across technology, product development, digital marketing, and data analytics / data science. He also co-ordinates the work of our broader value acceleration team ensuring we bring our full capabilities to the support of our portfolio companies. Since joining Inflexion in 2018 he has worked with a wide variety of Inflexion investments including Alcumus, CMSPI, Lintbells, Marley, Medik8, Medivet, Scott Dunn and Rosemont.
Alex started his career at Accenture, working in a variety of technical architecture and ‘hands-on’ technology roles before working in digital transformation in the music industry. More recently he was an Associate Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants in London, focused on technology, digital media and ecommerce.
Outside the office, Alex enjoys sailing, cycling and most other outdoor activities, and can still occasionally be persuaded to play the cello or guitar. He has a degree in Music from Brasenose College, Oxford.
Alex started his career at Accenture, working in a variety of technical architecture and ‘hands-on’ technology roles before working in digital transformation in the music industry. More recently he was an Associate Partner at OC&C Strategy Consultants in London, focused on technology, digital media and ecommerce.
Outside the office, Alex enjoys sailing, cycling and most other outdoor activities, and can still occasionally be persuaded to play the cello or guitar. He has a degree in Music from Brasenose College, Oxford.
Andrea Nunes
MD – European Operating Team, SVP Global
Ms. Nunes is a Managing Director and member of the European Operating team. Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Nunes spent more than 5 years as an operating partner at Centerbridge Partners, developing and implementing comprehensive talent practices across the portfolio. Prior to Centerbridge, Ms. Nunes spent 18 years at General Electric in senior HR leadership roles in the Industrial and Financial Services sectors, working in Latin America, North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Ms. Nunes received a BS in International Business from UNA in Brazil.
Ms. Nunes received a BS in International Business from UNA in Brazil.
Andrea Nunes
Andrea Nunes
MD – European Operating Team, SVP Global
Ms. Nunes is a Managing Director and member of the European Operating team. Prior to joining SVP, Ms. Nunes spent more than 5 years as an operating partner at Centerbridge Partners, developing and implementing comprehensive talent practices across the portfolio. Prior to Centerbridge, Ms. Nunes spent 18 years at General Electric in senior HR leadership roles in the Industrial and Financial Services sectors, working in Latin America, North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Ms. Nunes received a BS in International Business from UNA in Brazil.
Ms. Nunes received a BS in International Business from UNA in Brazil.
Arnaud De Cremiers
Head of Impact Private Equity, Allianz Global Investors
Arnaud is a Managing Director leading the Impact Private Equity investment team, based in London. Over the past 20 years, Arnaud has worked on a significant number of transactions across Europe with a particular focus on Venture Capital, Growth Capital and Buyout. Arnaud joined AllianzGI most recently from Oakley Capital. At Oakley, he expanded the firm’s investment activities into impact investing, extending Oakley’s origination efforts into climate technology, circularity economy and energy transition.
Previously, Arnaud was a partner at Adams Street Partners, a leading private markets specialist with around $70 billion under management, where he spent 15 years. Arnaud holds an MSc from the Neoma Business School (fka ESC Reims) and a Master Degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Paris X Nanterre.
Previously, Arnaud was a partner at Adams Street Partners, a leading private markets specialist with around $70 billion under management, where he spent 15 years. Arnaud holds an MSc from the Neoma Business School (fka ESC Reims) and a Master Degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Paris X Nanterre.
Arnaud De Cremiers
Arnaud De Cremiers
Head of Impact Private Equity, Allianz Global Investors
Arnaud is a Managing Director leading the Impact Private Equity investment team, based in London. Over the past 20 years, Arnaud has worked on a significant number of transactions across Europe with a particular focus on Venture Capital, Growth Capital and Buyout. Arnaud joined AllianzGI most recently from Oakley Capital. At Oakley, he expanded the firm’s investment activities into impact investing, extending Oakley’s origination efforts into climate technology, circularity economy and energy transition.
Previously, Arnaud was a partner at Adams Street Partners, a leading private markets specialist with around $70 billion under management, where he spent 15 years. Arnaud holds an MSc from the Neoma Business School (fka ESC Reims) and a Master Degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Paris X Nanterre.
Previously, Arnaud was a partner at Adams Street Partners, a leading private markets specialist with around $70 billion under management, where he spent 15 years. Arnaud holds an MSc from the Neoma Business School (fka ESC Reims) and a Master Degree in Economics and Finance from the University of Paris X Nanterre.
Atul Aggarwal
President & GM Europe, Holtara
Atul became the President of Accordion in 2019. He joined Accordion from Bain & Company, where he was a Partner in the New York office.
During his 20-year career at Bain, Atul worked for both corporate and Private Equity clients. He spent his early years working across a variety of assignment types, including: M&A and carve-outs, strategy, cost, customer experience, and organizational work. More recently, Atul was focused exclusively on major transformations for some of Bain’s largest clients – leveraging a blend of traditional value creation levers with the more “human” aspects of successful transformations, such as leadership and executive coaching, behavior change, and change management techniques. As an Agile practitioner and trained Scrum Master, Atul applied Agile methods to his client work.
Atul was a passionate innovator at Bain – helping to develop, commercialize, and deliver multiple products during his tenure. Three such products were: 1) Bain’s Full Potential Transformations solution, for which he was the global product leader; 2) Bain’s Leadership Approach, for which he was a member of the Center of Excellence; and 3) Bain’s Decision Effectiveness and Governance, for which he was a global product leader. Atul also played a role in architecting program management approaches – including designing and managing the project management office using Bain’s Results Accelerator tool for complex transformations.
A passionate believer in, and contributor to, “The Founder’s Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth,” Atul will be applying this logic to scale Accordion. In fact, Atul has known and (informally) advised Accordion’s CEO and Founder, Nick Leopard, since the company’s inception. He values the Accordion “secret sauce” and fully recognizes the importance of preserving the firm’s ‘Founder’s Mentality’ as it grows.
Atul holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Dean’s list) and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge (1st class Hons).
During his 20-year career at Bain, Atul worked for both corporate and Private Equity clients. He spent his early years working across a variety of assignment types, including: M&A and carve-outs, strategy, cost, customer experience, and organizational work. More recently, Atul was focused exclusively on major transformations for some of Bain’s largest clients – leveraging a blend of traditional value creation levers with the more “human” aspects of successful transformations, such as leadership and executive coaching, behavior change, and change management techniques. As an Agile practitioner and trained Scrum Master, Atul applied Agile methods to his client work.
Atul was a passionate innovator at Bain – helping to develop, commercialize, and deliver multiple products during his tenure. Three such products were: 1) Bain’s Full Potential Transformations solution, for which he was the global product leader; 2) Bain’s Leadership Approach, for which he was a member of the Center of Excellence; and 3) Bain’s Decision Effectiveness and Governance, for which he was a global product leader. Atul also played a role in architecting program management approaches – including designing and managing the project management office using Bain’s Results Accelerator tool for complex transformations.
A passionate believer in, and contributor to, “The Founder’s Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth,” Atul will be applying this logic to scale Accordion. In fact, Atul has known and (informally) advised Accordion’s CEO and Founder, Nick Leopard, since the company’s inception. He values the Accordion “secret sauce” and fully recognizes the importance of preserving the firm’s ‘Founder’s Mentality’ as it grows.
Atul holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Dean’s list) and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge (1st class Hons).
Atul Aggarwal
Atul Aggarwal
President & GM Europe, Holtara
Atul became the President of Accordion in 2019. He joined Accordion from Bain & Company, where he was a Partner in the New York office.
During his 20-year career at Bain, Atul worked for both corporate and Private Equity clients. He spent his early years working across a variety of assignment types, including: M&A and carve-outs, strategy, cost, customer experience, and organizational work. More recently, Atul was focused exclusively on major transformations for some of Bain’s largest clients – leveraging a blend of traditional value creation levers with the more “human” aspects of successful transformations, such as leadership and executive coaching, behavior change, and change management techniques. As an Agile practitioner and trained Scrum Master, Atul applied Agile methods to his client work.
Atul was a passionate innovator at Bain – helping to develop, commercialize, and deliver multiple products during his tenure. Three such products were: 1) Bain’s Full Potential Transformations solution, for which he was the global product leader; 2) Bain’s Leadership Approach, for which he was a member of the Center of Excellence; and 3) Bain’s Decision Effectiveness and Governance, for which he was a global product leader. Atul also played a role in architecting program management approaches – including designing and managing the project management office using Bain’s Results Accelerator tool for complex transformations.
A passionate believer in, and contributor to, “The Founder’s Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth,” Atul will be applying this logic to scale Accordion. In fact, Atul has known and (informally) advised Accordion’s CEO and Founder, Nick Leopard, since the company’s inception. He values the Accordion “secret sauce” and fully recognizes the importance of preserving the firm’s ‘Founder’s Mentality’ as it grows.
Atul holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Dean’s list) and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge (1st class Hons).
During his 20-year career at Bain, Atul worked for both corporate and Private Equity clients. He spent his early years working across a variety of assignment types, including: M&A and carve-outs, strategy, cost, customer experience, and organizational work. More recently, Atul was focused exclusively on major transformations for some of Bain’s largest clients – leveraging a blend of traditional value creation levers with the more “human” aspects of successful transformations, such as leadership and executive coaching, behavior change, and change management techniques. As an Agile practitioner and trained Scrum Master, Atul applied Agile methods to his client work.
Atul was a passionate innovator at Bain – helping to develop, commercialize, and deliver multiple products during his tenure. Three such products were: 1) Bain’s Full Potential Transformations solution, for which he was the global product leader; 2) Bain’s Leadership Approach, for which he was a member of the Center of Excellence; and 3) Bain’s Decision Effectiveness and Governance, for which he was a global product leader. Atul also played a role in architecting program management approaches – including designing and managing the project management office using Bain’s Results Accelerator tool for complex transformations.
A passionate believer in, and contributor to, “The Founder’s Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth,” Atul will be applying this logic to scale Accordion. In fact, Atul has known and (informally) advised Accordion’s CEO and Founder, Nick Leopard, since the company’s inception. He values the Accordion “secret sauce” and fully recognizes the importance of preserving the firm’s ‘Founder’s Mentality’ as it grows.
Atul holds an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Dean’s list) and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge (1st class Hons).
Beata Javorcik
Chief Economist, EBRD
Beata Javorcik is Chief Economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. She is on leave from the University of Oxford, where she is the first woman to hold a Statutory Professorship in Economics. She is also a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and the Director of the International Trade Programme at the CEPR in London.
She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee at ifo Institute, University of Munich, as well as of the Executive and Supervisory Committee of CERGE-EI in Prague. Before taking up her position at Oxford, she worked at the World Bank in Washington DC, where she focused on research, lending operations and policy advice. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale and a B.A. in Economics (Summa cum Laude) from the University of Rochester.
She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee at ifo Institute, University of Munich, as well as of the Executive and Supervisory Committee of CERGE-EI in Prague. Before taking up her position at Oxford, she worked at the World Bank in Washington DC, where she focused on research, lending operations and policy advice. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale and a B.A. in Economics (Summa cum Laude) from the University of Rochester.
Beata Javorcik
Beata Javorcik
Chief Economist, EBRD
Beata Javorcik is Chief Economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. She is on leave from the University of Oxford, where she is the first woman to hold a Statutory Professorship in Economics. She is also a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and the Director of the International Trade Programme at the CEPR in London.
She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee at ifo Institute, University of Munich, as well as of the Executive and Supervisory Committee of CERGE-EI in Prague. Before taking up her position at Oxford, she worked at the World Bank in Washington DC, where she focused on research, lending operations and policy advice. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale and a B.A. in Economics (Summa cum Laude) from the University of Rochester.
She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee at ifo Institute, University of Munich, as well as of the Executive and Supervisory Committee of CERGE-EI in Prague. Before taking up her position at Oxford, she worked at the World Bank in Washington DC, where she focused on research, lending operations and policy advice. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale and a B.A. in Economics (Summa cum Laude) from the University of Rochester.
Candice Brenet
Head of Sustainability, Ardian
Candice Brenet has been leading the design and implementation of Ardian's ESG strategy in all investment operations and activities worldwide since 2008. She began her career in 2000 in capital markets at Société Générale's hedge fund division, where she held various positions covering financial control and structured product valuation, before heading up the marketing department. Candice Brenet joined Ardian in 2008 to structure product marketing and customer service within the investor relations department.
She quickly capitalized on her in-depth knowledge of investment strategies to launch Ardian's sustainability program. With the aim of catalyzing the transformation of a wide range of companies towards sustainable models and accelerating investments in climate and social transitions, she has established bespoke portfolio programs and a strong multi-local team of ESG experts who proactively support the Ardian ecosystem, including investment teams, portfolio assets and GPs, LPs.
Candice Brenet has also been heavily involved in global initiatives supporting the transition of private markets to large-scale sustainable finance. Candice Brenet is a member of the steering committee of the OPSWF Private Markets Platform and a board member of the Investor Leadership Network. She has also chaired the ESG commission of France Invest (a French trade association) from 2017 to 2020 and is a member of the PRI advisory committee on private equity. She was a member of the Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission of the AMF (French regulator) from 2019 to 2022. Candice Brenet is also a member of Ardian’s Foundation Board and serves as chair of Hy24 ‘s ESG strategic committee.
Candice Brenet is a graduate of Sciences-Po Lille (specializing in economics and finance) and Nijmegen Business School.
She quickly capitalized on her in-depth knowledge of investment strategies to launch Ardian's sustainability program. With the aim of catalyzing the transformation of a wide range of companies towards sustainable models and accelerating investments in climate and social transitions, she has established bespoke portfolio programs and a strong multi-local team of ESG experts who proactively support the Ardian ecosystem, including investment teams, portfolio assets and GPs, LPs.
Candice Brenet has also been heavily involved in global initiatives supporting the transition of private markets to large-scale sustainable finance. Candice Brenet is a member of the steering committee of the OPSWF Private Markets Platform and a board member of the Investor Leadership Network. She has also chaired the ESG commission of France Invest (a French trade association) from 2017 to 2020 and is a member of the PRI advisory committee on private equity. She was a member of the Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission of the AMF (French regulator) from 2019 to 2022. Candice Brenet is also a member of Ardian’s Foundation Board and serves as chair of Hy24 ‘s ESG strategic committee.
Candice Brenet is a graduate of Sciences-Po Lille (specializing in economics and finance) and Nijmegen Business School.
Candice Brenet
Candice Brenet
Head of Sustainability, Ardian
Candice Brenet has been leading the design and implementation of Ardian's ESG strategy in all investment operations and activities worldwide since 2008. She began her career in 2000 in capital markets at Société Générale's hedge fund division, where she held various positions covering financial control and structured product valuation, before heading up the marketing department. Candice Brenet joined Ardian in 2008 to structure product marketing and customer service within the investor relations department.
She quickly capitalized on her in-depth knowledge of investment strategies to launch Ardian's sustainability program. With the aim of catalyzing the transformation of a wide range of companies towards sustainable models and accelerating investments in climate and social transitions, she has established bespoke portfolio programs and a strong multi-local team of ESG experts who proactively support the Ardian ecosystem, including investment teams, portfolio assets and GPs, LPs.
Candice Brenet has also been heavily involved in global initiatives supporting the transition of private markets to large-scale sustainable finance. Candice Brenet is a member of the steering committee of the OPSWF Private Markets Platform and a board member of the Investor Leadership Network. She has also chaired the ESG commission of France Invest (a French trade association) from 2017 to 2020 and is a member of the PRI advisory committee on private equity. She was a member of the Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission of the AMF (French regulator) from 2019 to 2022. Candice Brenet is also a member of Ardian’s Foundation Board and serves as chair of Hy24 ‘s ESG strategic committee.
Candice Brenet is a graduate of Sciences-Po Lille (specializing in economics and finance) and Nijmegen Business School.
She quickly capitalized on her in-depth knowledge of investment strategies to launch Ardian's sustainability program. With the aim of catalyzing the transformation of a wide range of companies towards sustainable models and accelerating investments in climate and social transitions, she has established bespoke portfolio programs and a strong multi-local team of ESG experts who proactively support the Ardian ecosystem, including investment teams, portfolio assets and GPs, LPs.
Candice Brenet has also been heavily involved in global initiatives supporting the transition of private markets to large-scale sustainable finance. Candice Brenet is a member of the steering committee of the OPSWF Private Markets Platform and a board member of the Investor Leadership Network. She has also chaired the ESG commission of France Invest (a French trade association) from 2017 to 2020 and is a member of the PRI advisory committee on private equity. She was a member of the Climate and Sustainable Finance Commission of the AMF (French regulator) from 2019 to 2022. Candice Brenet is also a member of Ardian’s Foundation Board and serves as chair of Hy24 ‘s ESG strategic committee.
Candice Brenet is a graduate of Sciences-Po Lille (specializing in economics and finance) and Nijmegen Business School.
Carole Brozyna
Head of Sustainability, Bridgepoint
Carole is Head of Sustainability and joined Bridgepoint in 2022.
She was previously Chief Sustainability & CSR Officer at IKEA France then within JCDecaux Group and Sanofi Consumers Healthcare. She also worked at Danone as Brands CSR and carbon footprint manager leading the sustainability agenda for all brand portfolios.
She has been a member of the board of Burger King France since 2021.
Carole holds a Master's degree in Sustainability Strategy from UVSQ University, an International Trade Master's from ESG Management School and a Master's from Sorbonne University in Humanities & Social Sciences.
She was previously Chief Sustainability & CSR Officer at IKEA France then within JCDecaux Group and Sanofi Consumers Healthcare. She also worked at Danone as Brands CSR and carbon footprint manager leading the sustainability agenda for all brand portfolios.
She has been a member of the board of Burger King France since 2021.
Carole holds a Master's degree in Sustainability Strategy from UVSQ University, an International Trade Master's from ESG Management School and a Master's from Sorbonne University in Humanities & Social Sciences.
Carole Brozyna
Carole Brozyna
Head of Sustainability, Bridgepoint
Carole is Head of Sustainability and joined Bridgepoint in 2022.
She was previously Chief Sustainability & CSR Officer at IKEA France then within JCDecaux Group and Sanofi Consumers Healthcare. She also worked at Danone as Brands CSR and carbon footprint manager leading the sustainability agenda for all brand portfolios.
She has been a member of the board of Burger King France since 2021.
Carole holds a Master's degree in Sustainability Strategy from UVSQ University, an International Trade Master's from ESG Management School and a Master's from Sorbonne University in Humanities & Social Sciences.
She was previously Chief Sustainability & CSR Officer at IKEA France then within JCDecaux Group and Sanofi Consumers Healthcare. She also worked at Danone as Brands CSR and carbon footprint manager leading the sustainability agenda for all brand portfolios.
She has been a member of the board of Burger King France since 2021.
Carole holds a Master's degree in Sustainability Strategy from UVSQ University, an International Trade Master's from ESG Management School and a Master's from Sorbonne University in Humanities & Social Sciences.
Catherine Cutts
Digital Operating Partner, KKR
Catherine Cutts (London) joined KKR in 2021 and is a member of the KKR Capstone team. Prior to joining KKR, Dr. Cutts was a vice president at TA Associates. Previously, she served in 10 Downing Street as an expert advisor. Dr. Cutts received an MA in Mathematics, an MPhil in Computational Biology and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Cambridge.
Catherine Cutts
Catherine Cutts
Digital Operating Partner, KKR
Catherine Cutts (London) joined KKR in 2021 and is a member of the KKR Capstone team. Prior to joining KKR, Dr. Cutts was a vice president at TA Associates. Previously, she served in 10 Downing Street as an expert advisor. Dr. Cutts received an MA in Mathematics, an MPhil in Computational Biology and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Cambridge.
Cornelia Gomez
Global Head of Sustainability, General Atlantic
Cornelia Gomez is a Principal at General Atlantic and the firm’s Global Head of Sustainability. In this role, she oversees the firm’s strategy to advance environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts for its global operations and across its portfolio.
Before joining General Atlantic in 2022, Cornelia was Head of ESG and Sustainability at PAI Partners, and she also served as the Global Coordinator for the International Climate Initiative (iCI), a Private Equity industry group that is sponsored by the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment. Previously, Cornelia led the Social and Environmental Compliance unit at Casino Group.
Before joining General Atlantic in 2022, Cornelia was Head of ESG and Sustainability at PAI Partners, and she also served as the Global Coordinator for the International Climate Initiative (iCI), a Private Equity industry group that is sponsored by the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment. Previously, Cornelia led the Social and Environmental Compliance unit at Casino Group.
Cornelia Gomez
Cornelia Gomez
Global Head of Sustainability, General Atlantic
Cornelia Gomez is a Principal at General Atlantic and the firm’s Global Head of Sustainability. In this role, she oversees the firm’s strategy to advance environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts for its global operations and across its portfolio.
Before joining General Atlantic in 2022, Cornelia was Head of ESG and Sustainability at PAI Partners, and she also served as the Global Coordinator for the International Climate Initiative (iCI), a Private Equity industry group that is sponsored by the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment. Previously, Cornelia led the Social and Environmental Compliance unit at Casino Group.
Before joining General Atlantic in 2022, Cornelia was Head of ESG and Sustainability at PAI Partners, and she also served as the Global Coordinator for the International Climate Initiative (iCI), a Private Equity industry group that is sponsored by the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Investment. Previously, Cornelia led the Social and Environmental Compliance unit at Casino Group.
Dirk Woessner
SVP & Operating Partner, Warburg Pincus
Before joining Warburg Pincus, Dirk Wössner was CEO of Compugroup Medical, one of Europe’s leading healthcare software providers. Before Compugroup Medical, he held various roles at Deutsche Telekom, most recently as CEO of its German business, and also worked with the Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications. A chemist with a Ph.D. from Humboldt University in Berlin, he began his career at McKinsey.
Dirk Woessner
Dirk Woessner
SVP & Operating Partner, Warburg Pincus
Before joining Warburg Pincus, Dirk Wössner was CEO of Compugroup Medical, one of Europe’s leading healthcare software providers. Before Compugroup Medical, he held various roles at Deutsche Telekom, most recently as CEO of its German business, and also worked with the Canadian telecommunications provider Rogers Communications. A chemist with a Ph.D. from Humboldt University in Berlin, he began his career at McKinsey.
Enrique Patrickson
Operating Partner – CFO, Triton Partner
Enrique Patrickson joined West Park in 2024 from Viaplay, where he served as Group CFO & Head of Strategy & M&A. Prior to that, he worked at Electrolux as Global Head of M&A, CFO and Head of Commercial Organisations in Asia Pacific & Africa following senior positions at ASSA ABLOY and PwC. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Linköping University in Sweden.
Enrique Patrickson
Enrique Patrickson
Operating Partner – CFO, Triton Partner
Enrique Patrickson joined West Park in 2024 from Viaplay, where he served as Group CFO & Head of Strategy & M&A. Prior to that, he worked at Electrolux as Global Head of M&A, CFO and Head of Commercial Organisations in Asia Pacific & Africa following senior positions at ASSA ABLOY and PwC. He holds a degree in Business Administration from Linköping University in Sweden.
Erem Kassim-Lakha
Senior Managing Director, Value Creation, Equities, OTPP
Erem Kassim-Lakha joins Ontario Teachers' from McKinsey & Company where she was a Partner in the UK and European Transformation Practice, focused on leading successful commercial transformations with clients across healthcare, insurance, real estate, agriculture and consumer sectors. She also has experience in supporting businesses accelerate disruption in their sectors, through digital innovation and business building.
Erem is a seasoned transformation leader who has spent the past 20 years in senior operating roles, driving transformative growth. Most recently, was the Global Business Director for the Impressionist & Modern Art division at Christie’s as well as Global Head of Client Strategy reporting to the CEO. She was also an early member of the value creation team at Montagu Private Equity when the fund was making a shift to active investing, and served as MD for one of their UK-based portfolio businesses in the premium consumer space.
She is a Trustee of TeenTech, a charity focused on providing tech skills and confidence to youth. She has also served as Non-Executive Director on boards of start-up companies in the healthy eating, hospitality and social impact sectors. She is also on the Advisory Board for a sports, arts and cultural talent organization targeting youth.
Erem holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Brown University, Rhode Island. Prior to McKinsey, Erem held roles at Christie’s Manson, Montagu Private Equity in London, Spirit Group in London (TPG/Blackstone owned), Bain & Company in Toronto, and in M&A at Credit Suisse in New York.
Erem is a seasoned transformation leader who has spent the past 20 years in senior operating roles, driving transformative growth. Most recently, was the Global Business Director for the Impressionist & Modern Art division at Christie’s as well as Global Head of Client Strategy reporting to the CEO. She was also an early member of the value creation team at Montagu Private Equity when the fund was making a shift to active investing, and served as MD for one of their UK-based portfolio businesses in the premium consumer space.
She is a Trustee of TeenTech, a charity focused on providing tech skills and confidence to youth. She has also served as Non-Executive Director on boards of start-up companies in the healthy eating, hospitality and social impact sectors. She is also on the Advisory Board for a sports, arts and cultural talent organization targeting youth.
Erem holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Brown University, Rhode Island. Prior to McKinsey, Erem held roles at Christie’s Manson, Montagu Private Equity in London, Spirit Group in London (TPG/Blackstone owned), Bain & Company in Toronto, and in M&A at Credit Suisse in New York.
Erem Kassim-Lakha
Erem Kassim-Lakha
Senior Managing Director, Value Creation, Equities, OTPP
Erem Kassim-Lakha joins Ontario Teachers' from McKinsey & Company where she was a Partner in the UK and European Transformation Practice, focused on leading successful commercial transformations with clients across healthcare, insurance, real estate, agriculture and consumer sectors. She also has experience in supporting businesses accelerate disruption in their sectors, through digital innovation and business building.
Erem is a seasoned transformation leader who has spent the past 20 years in senior operating roles, driving transformative growth. Most recently, was the Global Business Director for the Impressionist & Modern Art division at Christie’s as well as Global Head of Client Strategy reporting to the CEO. She was also an early member of the value creation team at Montagu Private Equity when the fund was making a shift to active investing, and served as MD for one of their UK-based portfolio businesses in the premium consumer space.
She is a Trustee of TeenTech, a charity focused on providing tech skills and confidence to youth. She has also served as Non-Executive Director on boards of start-up companies in the healthy eating, hospitality and social impact sectors. She is also on the Advisory Board for a sports, arts and cultural talent organization targeting youth.
Erem holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Brown University, Rhode Island. Prior to McKinsey, Erem held roles at Christie’s Manson, Montagu Private Equity in London, Spirit Group in London (TPG/Blackstone owned), Bain & Company in Toronto, and in M&A at Credit Suisse in New York.
Erem is a seasoned transformation leader who has spent the past 20 years in senior operating roles, driving transformative growth. Most recently, was the Global Business Director for the Impressionist & Modern Art division at Christie’s as well as Global Head of Client Strategy reporting to the CEO. She was also an early member of the value creation team at Montagu Private Equity when the fund was making a shift to active investing, and served as MD for one of their UK-based portfolio businesses in the premium consumer space.
She is a Trustee of TeenTech, a charity focused on providing tech skills and confidence to youth. She has also served as Non-Executive Director on boards of start-up companies in the healthy eating, hospitality and social impact sectors. She is also on the Advisory Board for a sports, arts and cultural talent organization targeting youth.
Erem holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s in Political Science from Brown University, Rhode Island. Prior to McKinsey, Erem held roles at Christie’s Manson, Montagu Private Equity in London, Spirit Group in London (TPG/Blackstone owned), Bain & Company in Toronto, and in M&A at Credit Suisse in New York.
Flavio Porciani
Partner & Co-Head Software and Enterprise Technology, TPG
Flavio Porciani is a Partner with TPG Capital based in London, where he co-leads TPG’s investment activities in software and enterprise technology. Prior to joining TPG in 2023, Flavio was a Managing Director and Partner at Warburg Pincus where he led the European Technology team.
Over the course of his career, Flavio has led and managed investments across fintech, ERP, supply chain logistics, infrastructure, and industrial software, as well as in the communications industry. Prior to Warburg Pincus, Porciani was with Searchlight Capital. He received a BS in Business Administration from the European Business School in Germany and Universidad Argentina de la Empresa in Argentina.
Over the course of his career, Flavio has led and managed investments across fintech, ERP, supply chain logistics, infrastructure, and industrial software, as well as in the communications industry. Prior to Warburg Pincus, Porciani was with Searchlight Capital. He received a BS in Business Administration from the European Business School in Germany and Universidad Argentina de la Empresa in Argentina.
Flavio Porciani
Flavio Porciani
Partner & Co-Head Software and Enterprise Technology, TPG
Flavio Porciani is a Partner with TPG Capital based in London, where he co-leads TPG’s investment activities in software and enterprise technology. Prior to joining TPG in 2023, Flavio was a Managing Director and Partner at Warburg Pincus where he led the European Technology team.
Over the course of his career, Flavio has led and managed investments across fintech, ERP, supply chain logistics, infrastructure, and industrial software, as well as in the communications industry. Prior to Warburg Pincus, Porciani was with Searchlight Capital. He received a BS in Business Administration from the European Business School in Germany and Universidad Argentina de la Empresa in Argentina.
Over the course of his career, Flavio has led and managed investments across fintech, ERP, supply chain logistics, infrastructure, and industrial software, as well as in the communications industry. Prior to Warburg Pincus, Porciani was with Searchlight Capital. He received a BS in Business Administration from the European Business School in Germany and Universidad Argentina de la Empresa in Argentina.
Gael Gibert
Director - Portfolio Support Group, Advent International
Gael Gibert joined Advent in 2020 and is a Director, based in Luxembourg. He is a member of the Portfolio Support Group, where he focuses on the digital, data, and AI transformations across Advent’s European portfolio companies.
Gael began his career at NASA in the US, contributing to the Curiosity mission on Mars by modeling the planet’s atmosphere. He then specialized in digital twins for oil & gas fields at Total Energies, working across France, Qatar, and Gabon, with a focus on data science, numerical modeling, and product management. He later joined the Boston Consulting Group, advising clients on digital organization design and innovation strategies before moving to Google, where he led eCommerce and digital marketing teams serving major clients in France. At Amazon, he oversaw the Europe Supply Chain, leading a team of hundreds of technologists to optimize operations with advanced analytics. He also serves as a non-executive director for Albert School’s “Data for Business” program.
Gael holds a MSc in Physics from Ecole Polytechnique and a MSc in Petroleum & Mining Engineering from Ecole des Mines de Paris.
Gael began his career at NASA in the US, contributing to the Curiosity mission on Mars by modeling the planet’s atmosphere. He then specialized in digital twins for oil & gas fields at Total Energies, working across France, Qatar, and Gabon, with a focus on data science, numerical modeling, and product management. He later joined the Boston Consulting Group, advising clients on digital organization design and innovation strategies before moving to Google, where he led eCommerce and digital marketing teams serving major clients in France. At Amazon, he oversaw the Europe Supply Chain, leading a team of hundreds of technologists to optimize operations with advanced analytics. He also serves as a non-executive director for Albert School’s “Data for Business” program.
Gael holds a MSc in Physics from Ecole Polytechnique and a MSc in Petroleum & Mining Engineering from Ecole des Mines de Paris.
Gael Gibert
Gael Gibert
Director - Portfolio Support Group, Advent International
Gael Gibert joined Advent in 2020 and is a Director, based in Luxembourg. He is a member of the Portfolio Support Group, where he focuses on the digital, data, and AI transformations across Advent’s European portfolio companies.
Gael began his career at NASA in the US, contributing to the Curiosity mission on Mars by modeling the planet’s atmosphere. He then specialized in digital twins for oil & gas fields at Total Energies, working across France, Qatar, and Gabon, with a focus on data science, numerical modeling, and product management. He later joined the Boston Consulting Group, advising clients on digital organization design and innovation strategies before moving to Google, where he led eCommerce and digital marketing teams serving major clients in France. At Amazon, he oversaw the Europe Supply Chain, leading a team of hundreds of technologists to optimize operations with advanced analytics. He also serves as a non-executive director for Albert School’s “Data for Business” program.
Gael holds a MSc in Physics from Ecole Polytechnique and a MSc in Petroleum & Mining Engineering from Ecole des Mines de Paris.
Gael began his career at NASA in the US, contributing to the Curiosity mission on Mars by modeling the planet’s atmosphere. He then specialized in digital twins for oil & gas fields at Total Energies, working across France, Qatar, and Gabon, with a focus on data science, numerical modeling, and product management. He later joined the Boston Consulting Group, advising clients on digital organization design and innovation strategies before moving to Google, where he led eCommerce and digital marketing teams serving major clients in France. At Amazon, he oversaw the Europe Supply Chain, leading a team of hundreds of technologists to optimize operations with advanced analytics. He also serves as a non-executive director for Albert School’s “Data for Business” program.
Gael holds a MSc in Physics from Ecole Polytechnique and a MSc in Petroleum & Mining Engineering from Ecole des Mines de Paris.
Gilbert Kamieniecky
Head of Private Equity Europe, Investcorp
Gilbert Kamieniecky joined Investcorp in 2005 and is the Head of Private Equity Europe. His responsibilities include all buyout and growth investments across Europe. Gilbert is also a member of Investcorp’s Operating Committee.
Gilbert serves of the board of directors of Ageras, Calligo, Contentserv, eviivo, HWG, Impero, OpSec, Ubisense and Zift. Past board positions include Avira (sold to NortonLifeLock), TDX (sold to Equifax), Skrill (Paysafe, publicly listed), softgarden (sold to Pracuj), Dainese and Asiakastieto (publicly listed).
Prior to Investcorp, Gilbert worked with Morgan Stanley in the Leveraged Finance Group, the Global Industrials Group and Firm Management.
Gilbert graduated as Valedictorian from Bayes Business School (City, University of London) with a BSc in Business Studies and also holds an MSt in International Relations (History, Politics) from Cambridge University.
Gilbert serves of the board of directors of Ageras, Calligo, Contentserv, eviivo, HWG, Impero, OpSec, Ubisense and Zift. Past board positions include Avira (sold to NortonLifeLock), TDX (sold to Equifax), Skrill (Paysafe, publicly listed), softgarden (sold to Pracuj), Dainese and Asiakastieto (publicly listed).
Prior to Investcorp, Gilbert worked with Morgan Stanley in the Leveraged Finance Group, the Global Industrials Group and Firm Management.
Gilbert graduated as Valedictorian from Bayes Business School (City, University of London) with a BSc in Business Studies and also holds an MSt in International Relations (History, Politics) from Cambridge University.
Gilbert Kamieniecky
Gilbert Kamieniecky
Head of Private Equity Europe, Investcorp
Gilbert Kamieniecky joined Investcorp in 2005 and is the Head of Private Equity Europe. His responsibilities include all buyout and growth investments across Europe. Gilbert is also a member of Investcorp’s Operating Committee.
Gilbert serves of the board of directors of Ageras, Calligo, Contentserv, eviivo, HWG, Impero, OpSec, Ubisense and Zift. Past board positions include Avira (sold to NortonLifeLock), TDX (sold to Equifax), Skrill (Paysafe, publicly listed), softgarden (sold to Pracuj), Dainese and Asiakastieto (publicly listed).
Prior to Investcorp, Gilbert worked with Morgan Stanley in the Leveraged Finance Group, the Global Industrials Group and Firm Management.
Gilbert graduated as Valedictorian from Bayes Business School (City, University of London) with a BSc in Business Studies and also holds an MSt in International Relations (History, Politics) from Cambridge University.
Gilbert serves of the board of directors of Ageras, Calligo, Contentserv, eviivo, HWG, Impero, OpSec, Ubisense and Zift. Past board positions include Avira (sold to NortonLifeLock), TDX (sold to Equifax), Skrill (Paysafe, publicly listed), softgarden (sold to Pracuj), Dainese and Asiakastieto (publicly listed).
Prior to Investcorp, Gilbert worked with Morgan Stanley in the Leveraged Finance Group, the Global Industrials Group and Firm Management.
Gilbert graduated as Valedictorian from Bayes Business School (City, University of London) with a BSc in Business Studies and also holds an MSt in International Relations (History, Politics) from Cambridge University.
Ham Patel
COO Vice President, Oracle NetSuite
With over 30 years in the software industry from Business Intelligence, Fintech and now Cloud ERP, Ham has spent the last 9 years in a wide range of leadership roles in the Oracle NetSuite business. As COO for NetSuite EMEA, Ham is responsible for strategy, field operations and the PE/VC practice for the region.
Ham Patel
Ham Patel
COO Vice President, Oracle NetSuite
With over 30 years in the software industry from Business Intelligence, Fintech and now Cloud ERP, Ham has spent the last 9 years in a wide range of leadership roles in the Oracle NetSuite business. As COO for NetSuite EMEA, Ham is responsible for strategy, field operations and the PE/VC practice for the region.
Hanan Al Yafei
Executive Director, Responsible Investing, Mubadala Investment Company
Hanan Al Yafei is Executive Director inMubadala’s Responsible Investing Unit at Mubadala Investment Company where she plays a key role institutionalizing Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) practices and principles into asset management, new capital deployment and corporate operationsacross Mubadala Group. She is currently leading the organization’s efforts on social sustainability.
Previously, Hanan was Chief Executive Officer of Hub71, the Abu Dhabi based global tech ecosystem. As CEO, she was instrumental in driving the strategic development of the organization and oversaw the strengthening of ties between the public and private sector, multinational corporates, government agencies and strategic partners. Prior to taking up her current role at Mubadala, Hanan was Executive Director of Human Capital, responsible for the organization’s overall Talent Management strategy as well as developing and growing talent pools. Hanan also spearheadedupskilling and talent retention initiatives through the design and delivery of training and professional development to all Mubadala employees.
Hanan serves as the Chair of the Steering Committee of Chapter Zero UAE. The UAE-based chapter of The Climate Governance Initiative focuses on mobilizing boards to accelerate the transition to net zero and enhance climate resilience.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Media Sciences from Zayed University, Abu Dhabi and a Masters in Coaching and Consulting for Change from HEC Paris in partnership with Said Business School at Oxford University.
Previously, Hanan was Chief Executive Officer of Hub71, the Abu Dhabi based global tech ecosystem. As CEO, she was instrumental in driving the strategic development of the organization and oversaw the strengthening of ties between the public and private sector, multinational corporates, government agencies and strategic partners. Prior to taking up her current role at Mubadala, Hanan was Executive Director of Human Capital, responsible for the organization’s overall Talent Management strategy as well as developing and growing talent pools. Hanan also spearheadedupskilling and talent retention initiatives through the design and delivery of training and professional development to all Mubadala employees.
Hanan serves as the Chair of the Steering Committee of Chapter Zero UAE. The UAE-based chapter of The Climate Governance Initiative focuses on mobilizing boards to accelerate the transition to net zero and enhance climate resilience.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Media Sciences from Zayed University, Abu Dhabi and a Masters in Coaching and Consulting for Change from HEC Paris in partnership with Said Business School at Oxford University.
Hanan Al Yafei
Hanan Al Yafei
Executive Director, Responsible Investing, Mubadala Investment Company
Hanan Al Yafei is Executive Director inMubadala’s Responsible Investing Unit at Mubadala Investment Company where she plays a key role institutionalizing Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) practices and principles into asset management, new capital deployment and corporate operationsacross Mubadala Group. She is currently leading the organization’s efforts on social sustainability.
Previously, Hanan was Chief Executive Officer of Hub71, the Abu Dhabi based global tech ecosystem. As CEO, she was instrumental in driving the strategic development of the organization and oversaw the strengthening of ties between the public and private sector, multinational corporates, government agencies and strategic partners. Prior to taking up her current role at Mubadala, Hanan was Executive Director of Human Capital, responsible for the organization’s overall Talent Management strategy as well as developing and growing talent pools. Hanan also spearheadedupskilling and talent retention initiatives through the design and delivery of training and professional development to all Mubadala employees.
Hanan serves as the Chair of the Steering Committee of Chapter Zero UAE. The UAE-based chapter of The Climate Governance Initiative focuses on mobilizing boards to accelerate the transition to net zero and enhance climate resilience.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Media Sciences from Zayed University, Abu Dhabi and a Masters in Coaching and Consulting for Change from HEC Paris in partnership with Said Business School at Oxford University.
Previously, Hanan was Chief Executive Officer of Hub71, the Abu Dhabi based global tech ecosystem. As CEO, she was instrumental in driving the strategic development of the organization and oversaw the strengthening of ties between the public and private sector, multinational corporates, government agencies and strategic partners. Prior to taking up her current role at Mubadala, Hanan was Executive Director of Human Capital, responsible for the organization’s overall Talent Management strategy as well as developing and growing talent pools. Hanan also spearheadedupskilling and talent retention initiatives through the design and delivery of training and professional development to all Mubadala employees.
Hanan serves as the Chair of the Steering Committee of Chapter Zero UAE. The UAE-based chapter of The Climate Governance Initiative focuses on mobilizing boards to accelerate the transition to net zero and enhance climate resilience.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Communications and Media Sciences from Zayed University, Abu Dhabi and a Masters in Coaching and Consulting for Change from HEC Paris in partnership with Said Business School at Oxford University.
Jamaria Kong
Managing Director, TowerBrook
Previously, Ms. Kong was an independent advisor to private equity firms and large corporates. Ms. Kong was formerly the Managing Partner at Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s advisory and consulting services. Prior to that, Ms. Kong was an Associate Director at EY’s transaction advisory services and an Executive Advisor at KPMG’s deal advisory team.
Ms. Kong is a trustee of the Rosetrees Trust, a charitable foundation that has supported cutting-edge medical research for over 30 years. She also serves on the Risk & Audit Committee of The Biochemical Society, a global community founded in 1911, representing the breadth of the molecular biosciences. Ms. Kong earned her B.Sc. in Business Information Technology and M.Com. in International Business from the University of New South Wales. She is also a qualified accountant (ACCA).
Ms. Kong is a trustee of the Rosetrees Trust, a charitable foundation that has supported cutting-edge medical research for over 30 years. She also serves on the Risk & Audit Committee of The Biochemical Society, a global community founded in 1911, representing the breadth of the molecular biosciences. Ms. Kong earned her B.Sc. in Business Information Technology and M.Com. in International Business from the University of New South Wales. She is also a qualified accountant (ACCA).
Jamaria Kong
Jamaria Kong
Managing Director, TowerBrook
Previously, Ms. Kong was an independent advisor to private equity firms and large corporates. Ms. Kong was formerly the Managing Partner at Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s advisory and consulting services. Prior to that, Ms. Kong was an Associate Director at EY’s transaction advisory services and an Executive Advisor at KPMG’s deal advisory team.
Ms. Kong is a trustee of the Rosetrees Trust, a charitable foundation that has supported cutting-edge medical research for over 30 years. She also serves on the Risk & Audit Committee of The Biochemical Society, a global community founded in 1911, representing the breadth of the molecular biosciences. Ms. Kong earned her B.Sc. in Business Information Technology and M.Com. in International Business from the University of New South Wales. She is also a qualified accountant (ACCA).
Ms. Kong is a trustee of the Rosetrees Trust, a charitable foundation that has supported cutting-edge medical research for over 30 years. She also serves on the Risk & Audit Committee of The Biochemical Society, a global community founded in 1911, representing the breadth of the molecular biosciences. Ms. Kong earned her B.Sc. in Business Information Technology and M.Com. in International Business from the University of New South Wales. She is also a qualified accountant (ACCA).
James O’Day
MD & Head of Innovation, CVC
Managing Director, Head of Innovation; joined CVC in 2022. James is a member of the Technology and Innovation team and is based in London.
Prior to joining CVC, he worked at BCG.
James has an MBA from INSEAD and degrees in Finance and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of Melbourn.
Prior to joining CVC, he worked at BCG.
James has an MBA from INSEAD and degrees in Finance and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of Melbourn.
James O’Day
James O’Day
MD & Head of Innovation, CVC
Managing Director, Head of Innovation; joined CVC in 2022. James is a member of the Technology and Innovation team and is based in London.
Prior to joining CVC, he worked at BCG.
James has an MBA from INSEAD and degrees in Finance and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of Melbourn.
Prior to joining CVC, he worked at BCG.
James has an MBA from INSEAD and degrees in Finance and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from the University of Melbourn.
James Trinder
Vice President, Solution Consulting, Oracle NetSuite
James Trinder is an accomplished leader with over 30 years’ experience in the software industry. Specialising in cloud ERP, James has consistently demonstrated a strong ability to build high-performing multi-national solution consulting teams in SaaS scale-ups.
Currently, James serves as VP, EMEA Solution Consulting at Oracle NetSuite, where he leads a high-performing team across the EMEA region. In this role, he has been instrumental in scaling the NetSuite solution consulting operation. Over the past 6 years he has grown the team at NetSuite EMEA from 20 people in 2 countries to over 110 people in 10 countries while expanding the product portfolio from ERP to include EPM and Business Intelligence.
James holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Computer Science from Rhodes University where he was awarded full academic colours.
Currently, James serves as VP, EMEA Solution Consulting at Oracle NetSuite, where he leads a high-performing team across the EMEA region. In this role, he has been instrumental in scaling the NetSuite solution consulting operation. Over the past 6 years he has grown the team at NetSuite EMEA from 20 people in 2 countries to over 110 people in 10 countries while expanding the product portfolio from ERP to include EPM and Business Intelligence.
James holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Computer Science from Rhodes University where he was awarded full academic colours.
James Trinder
James Trinder
Vice President, Solution Consulting, Oracle NetSuite
James Trinder is an accomplished leader with over 30 years’ experience in the software industry. Specialising in cloud ERP, James has consistently demonstrated a strong ability to build high-performing multi-national solution consulting teams in SaaS scale-ups.
Currently, James serves as VP, EMEA Solution Consulting at Oracle NetSuite, where he leads a high-performing team across the EMEA region. In this role, he has been instrumental in scaling the NetSuite solution consulting operation. Over the past 6 years he has grown the team at NetSuite EMEA from 20 people in 2 countries to over 110 people in 10 countries while expanding the product portfolio from ERP to include EPM and Business Intelligence.
James holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Computer Science from Rhodes University where he was awarded full academic colours.
Currently, James serves as VP, EMEA Solution Consulting at Oracle NetSuite, where he leads a high-performing team across the EMEA region. In this role, he has been instrumental in scaling the NetSuite solution consulting operation. Over the past 6 years he has grown the team at NetSuite EMEA from 20 people in 2 countries to over 110 people in 10 countries while expanding the product portfolio from ERP to include EPM and Business Intelligence.
James holds a BSc (Hons) degree in Computer Science from Rhodes University where he was awarded full academic colours.
Jen Braswell
Head of Impact – Private Capital Europe & North America, EQT
Jen Braswell joined EQT Partners in September 2022 as Head of Impact for Private Capital based in London, UK.
Prior to joining EQT Partners, Jen was Head of Value Creation in the Impact Group at British International Investment (formerly CDC Group), where she was part of building the impact management framework for the business, including overseeing expert teams on climate change, gender & diversity finance and job quality to drive value creation through an impact lens across the portfolio.
Jen is a licensed attorney in New York and started her career in management consulting, focusing on private sector growth, business enabling regulatory reform and sustainability integration in emerging markets with a variety of advisory roles over 15+ years, including an extended role at Booz Allen Hamilton as Head of the International Development & Cooperation business line with oversight of P&L and operations across Eurasia, Africa and SE Asia.
Prior to joining EQT Partners, Jen was Head of Value Creation in the Impact Group at British International Investment (formerly CDC Group), where she was part of building the impact management framework for the business, including overseeing expert teams on climate change, gender & diversity finance and job quality to drive value creation through an impact lens across the portfolio.
Jen is a licensed attorney in New York and started her career in management consulting, focusing on private sector growth, business enabling regulatory reform and sustainability integration in emerging markets with a variety of advisory roles over 15+ years, including an extended role at Booz Allen Hamilton as Head of the International Development & Cooperation business line with oversight of P&L and operations across Eurasia, Africa and SE Asia.
Jen Braswell
Jen Braswell
Head of Impact – Private Capital Europe & North America, EQT
Jen Braswell joined EQT Partners in September 2022 as Head of Impact for Private Capital based in London, UK.
Prior to joining EQT Partners, Jen was Head of Value Creation in the Impact Group at British International Investment (formerly CDC Group), where she was part of building the impact management framework for the business, including overseeing expert teams on climate change, gender & diversity finance and job quality to drive value creation through an impact lens across the portfolio.
Jen is a licensed attorney in New York and started her career in management consulting, focusing on private sector growth, business enabling regulatory reform and sustainability integration in emerging markets with a variety of advisory roles over 15+ years, including an extended role at Booz Allen Hamilton as Head of the International Development & Cooperation business line with oversight of P&L and operations across Eurasia, Africa and SE Asia.
Prior to joining EQT Partners, Jen was Head of Value Creation in the Impact Group at British International Investment (formerly CDC Group), where she was part of building the impact management framework for the business, including overseeing expert teams on climate change, gender & diversity finance and job quality to drive value creation through an impact lens across the portfolio.
Jen is a licensed attorney in New York and started her career in management consulting, focusing on private sector growth, business enabling regulatory reform and sustainability integration in emerging markets with a variety of advisory roles over 15+ years, including an extended role at Booz Allen Hamilton as Head of the International Development & Cooperation business line with oversight of P&L and operations across Eurasia, Africa and SE Asia.
Jennifer Flood
Head of Sustainability, Investindustrial
Jennifer joined Investindustrial’s Investor Relations team in 2014 and has been managing all ESG issues at both the Firm and portfolio company level since 2016. Jennifer majored in Business and has an MBA from INSEAD. In 2021 she obtained a Sustainability Certificate from NYU Stern School of Business.
Jennifer Flood
Jennifer Flood
Head of Sustainability, Investindustrial
Jennifer joined Investindustrial’s Investor Relations team in 2014 and has been managing all ESG issues at both the Firm and portfolio company level since 2016. Jennifer majored in Business and has an MBA from INSEAD. In 2021 she obtained a Sustainability Certificate from NYU Stern School of Business.
Joe Tager
Head of UK Private Equity, Tikehau Capital
Joe Tager joined Tikehau Capital in November 2024, to lead their UK private equity strategy, focusing on the two flagship funds in Energy Transition and Regenerative Agriculture.
Prior to joining Tikehau, Joe spent 6 years at leading UK mid-market investor Lloyds Development Capital (LDC). Since 2021, his focus has been on ESG Enabler software and services, leading to the August 2023 investment in Sedex Information Exchange (the global leader in ethical supply chain accreditation).
Joe started his career in Business Recovery Services at PwC in London, which also included a period working and living in New York.
Prior to joining Tikehau, Joe spent 6 years at leading UK mid-market investor Lloyds Development Capital (LDC). Since 2021, his focus has been on ESG Enabler software and services, leading to the August 2023 investment in Sedex Information Exchange (the global leader in ethical supply chain accreditation).
Joe started his career in Business Recovery Services at PwC in London, which also included a period working and living in New York.
Joe Tager
Joe Tager
Head of UK Private Equity, Tikehau Capital
Joe Tager joined Tikehau Capital in November 2024, to lead their UK private equity strategy, focusing on the two flagship funds in Energy Transition and Regenerative Agriculture.
Prior to joining Tikehau, Joe spent 6 years at leading UK mid-market investor Lloyds Development Capital (LDC). Since 2021, his focus has been on ESG Enabler software and services, leading to the August 2023 investment in Sedex Information Exchange (the global leader in ethical supply chain accreditation).
Joe started his career in Business Recovery Services at PwC in London, which also included a period working and living in New York.
Prior to joining Tikehau, Joe spent 6 years at leading UK mid-market investor Lloyds Development Capital (LDC). Since 2021, his focus has been on ESG Enabler software and services, leading to the August 2023 investment in Sedex Information Exchange (the global leader in ethical supply chain accreditation).
Joe started his career in Business Recovery Services at PwC in London, which also included a period working and living in New York.
Liam Moore
Head of PE & VC, ProsperOps
Liam is the Head of PE and VC @ ProsperOps, where he helps investment firms reduce their cloud costs. As an early employee at ProsperOps, he built the private equity partnership channel.
He frequently speaks at major tech-investing PE firm portfolio company summits and PEI events, sharing insights on cloud cost reduction and the role of automation in finops. Through his strategic partnerships, Liam has helped save private equity portfolios over $50 million in cloud expenses.
He frequently speaks at major tech-investing PE firm portfolio company summits and PEI events, sharing insights on cloud cost reduction and the role of automation in finops. Through his strategic partnerships, Liam has helped save private equity portfolios over $50 million in cloud expenses.
Liam Moore
Liam Moore
Head of PE & VC, ProsperOps
Liam is the Head of PE and VC @ ProsperOps, where he helps investment firms reduce their cloud costs. As an early employee at ProsperOps, he built the private equity partnership channel.
He frequently speaks at major tech-investing PE firm portfolio company summits and PEI events, sharing insights on cloud cost reduction and the role of automation in finops. Through his strategic partnerships, Liam has helped save private equity portfolios over $50 million in cloud expenses.
He frequently speaks at major tech-investing PE firm portfolio company summits and PEI events, sharing insights on cloud cost reduction and the role of automation in finops. Through his strategic partnerships, Liam has helped save private equity portfolios over $50 million in cloud expenses.
Lorenzo Levi
Managing Director and Operating Partner, Private Equity, Europe CDPQ London
Lorenzo Levi has been Managing Director and Operating Partner, Private Equity for Europe since January 2019. In this role, he oversees the direct private equity investment portfolio in the region. Based in London, he is also responsible for conducting operational due diligence on new investment opportunities.
Mr. Levi has over 25 years of experience in private equity, management roles and strategy consulting. Before joining CDPQ, he was Managing Director at Terra Firma Capital Partners and then Operating Partner for Apollo Global Management. Prior to that he worked in sales management and corporate development roles for IBM, Delta PLC and Nortel, as well as in strategy consulting at Bain & Company.
He holds an MBA from Harvard and a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Economics from MIT. He currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Alvest, Datamars, Delachaux, Emeria, Fives and Sebia. He is also a Board Observer on Qima.
Mr. Levi has over 25 years of experience in private equity, management roles and strategy consulting. Before joining CDPQ, he was Managing Director at Terra Firma Capital Partners and then Operating Partner for Apollo Global Management. Prior to that he worked in sales management and corporate development roles for IBM, Delta PLC and Nortel, as well as in strategy consulting at Bain & Company.
He holds an MBA from Harvard and a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Economics from MIT. He currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Alvest, Datamars, Delachaux, Emeria, Fives and Sebia. He is also a Board Observer on Qima.
Lorenzo Levi
Lorenzo Levi
Managing Director and Operating Partner, Private Equity, Europe CDPQ London
Lorenzo Levi has been Managing Director and Operating Partner, Private Equity for Europe since January 2019. In this role, he oversees the direct private equity investment portfolio in the region. Based in London, he is also responsible for conducting operational due diligence on new investment opportunities.
Mr. Levi has over 25 years of experience in private equity, management roles and strategy consulting. Before joining CDPQ, he was Managing Director at Terra Firma Capital Partners and then Operating Partner for Apollo Global Management. Prior to that he worked in sales management and corporate development roles for IBM, Delta PLC and Nortel, as well as in strategy consulting at Bain & Company.
He holds an MBA from Harvard and a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Economics from MIT. He currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Alvest, Datamars, Delachaux, Emeria, Fives and Sebia. He is also a Board Observer on Qima.
Mr. Levi has over 25 years of experience in private equity, management roles and strategy consulting. Before joining CDPQ, he was Managing Director at Terra Firma Capital Partners and then Operating Partner for Apollo Global Management. Prior to that he worked in sales management and corporate development roles for IBM, Delta PLC and Nortel, as well as in strategy consulting at Bain & Company.
He holds an MBA from Harvard and a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Economics from MIT. He currently sits on the Boards of Directors of Alvest, Datamars, Delachaux, Emeria, Fives and Sebia. He is also a Board Observer on Qima.
Marja Verbon
Head of Innovation Acceleration, Five Arrows
Marja is Head of Innovation Acceleration in the Portfolio Operations Group, based in London.
Marja joined Five Arrows in 2022, following the sale of her company Jump.Work, an AI People Analytics platform, to Jobandtalent.
Previously, Marja worked at McKinsey & Company on PE & Strategy projects; and in Venture Capital at Piton Capital, investing in network-effects businesses, such as Auto1 Group and Lantum.
She holds a B.A. in Economics and Management and a M.Sc. in Sociology with distinction from the University of Oxford and speaks English, Dutch and Italian.
Marja joined Five Arrows in 2022, following the sale of her company Jump.Work, an AI People Analytics platform, to Jobandtalent.
Previously, Marja worked at McKinsey & Company on PE & Strategy projects; and in Venture Capital at Piton Capital, investing in network-effects businesses, such as Auto1 Group and Lantum.
She holds a B.A. in Economics and Management and a M.Sc. in Sociology with distinction from the University of Oxford and speaks English, Dutch and Italian.
Marja Verbon
Marja Verbon
Head of Innovation Acceleration, Five Arrows
Marja is Head of Innovation Acceleration in the Portfolio Operations Group, based in London.
Marja joined Five Arrows in 2022, following the sale of her company Jump.Work, an AI People Analytics platform, to Jobandtalent.
Previously, Marja worked at McKinsey & Company on PE & Strategy projects; and in Venture Capital at Piton Capital, investing in network-effects businesses, such as Auto1 Group and Lantum.
She holds a B.A. in Economics and Management and a M.Sc. in Sociology with distinction from the University of Oxford and speaks English, Dutch and Italian.
Marja joined Five Arrows in 2022, following the sale of her company Jump.Work, an AI People Analytics platform, to Jobandtalent.
Previously, Marja worked at McKinsey & Company on PE & Strategy projects; and in Venture Capital at Piton Capital, investing in network-effects businesses, such as Auto1 Group and Lantum.
She holds a B.A. in Economics and Management and a M.Sc. in Sociology with distinction from the University of Oxford and speaks English, Dutch and Italian.
Markus Nagel
MD & Operational Finance Practice Head, Astorg
Markus joined Astorg in 2024 and is a member of the Portfolio Performance Team.
In this capacity, Markus works closely with our portfolio companies to provide comprehensive support on all CFO office-related matters.
Markus brings over 20 years of experience in finance, including 10 years with Sun European Partners and Apax Partners, where he supported CFOs on a wide range of finance-related matters as part of the operations teams. The remainder of his career has been spent in various CFO roles with private equity-backed companies. Most recently, he served as CFO of EcoOnline.
Markus holds a Master of Business Administration, Accounting/Auditing and Corporate Finance from the University of Augsburg, Germany.
In this capacity, Markus works closely with our portfolio companies to provide comprehensive support on all CFO office-related matters.
Markus brings over 20 years of experience in finance, including 10 years with Sun European Partners and Apax Partners, where he supported CFOs on a wide range of finance-related matters as part of the operations teams. The remainder of his career has been spent in various CFO roles with private equity-backed companies. Most recently, he served as CFO of EcoOnline.
Markus holds a Master of Business Administration, Accounting/Auditing and Corporate Finance from the University of Augsburg, Germany.
Markus Nagel
Markus Nagel
MD & Operational Finance Practice Head, Astorg
Markus joined Astorg in 2024 and is a member of the Portfolio Performance Team.
In this capacity, Markus works closely with our portfolio companies to provide comprehensive support on all CFO office-related matters.
Markus brings over 20 years of experience in finance, including 10 years with Sun European Partners and Apax Partners, where he supported CFOs on a wide range of finance-related matters as part of the operations teams. The remainder of his career has been spent in various CFO roles with private equity-backed companies. Most recently, he served as CFO of EcoOnline.
Markus holds a Master of Business Administration, Accounting/Auditing and Corporate Finance from the University of Augsburg, Germany.
In this capacity, Markus works closely with our portfolio companies to provide comprehensive support on all CFO office-related matters.
Markus brings over 20 years of experience in finance, including 10 years with Sun European Partners and Apax Partners, where he supported CFOs on a wide range of finance-related matters as part of the operations teams. The remainder of his career has been spent in various CFO roles with private equity-backed companies. Most recently, he served as CFO of EcoOnline.
Markus holds a Master of Business Administration, Accounting/Auditing and Corporate Finance from the University of Augsburg, Germany.
Matt Baird
MD – Operations & Strategy, OMERS Private Equity
Matt is Managing Director, Operations & Strategy for OMERS Private Equity in Europe, having joined in April 2017. He works with the management teams leading OMERS portfolio companies to help them generate maximum value through the lifetime of the investment.
Matt brings over 20 years’ experience working with and supporting senior executives in PE-backed businesses to deliver results. Prior to joining OMERS, he was a Managing Director in Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, where his work included serving in interim CFO/COO roles in client businesses as well as advising management teams. Prior to this, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company. He started his career with Arthur Andersen.
Matt holds a Masters in Engineering, Economics & Management from Oxford University and is a Chartered Accountant.
Matt brings over 20 years’ experience working with and supporting senior executives in PE-backed businesses to deliver results. Prior to joining OMERS, he was a Managing Director in Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, where his work included serving in interim CFO/COO roles in client businesses as well as advising management teams. Prior to this, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company. He started his career with Arthur Andersen.
Matt holds a Masters in Engineering, Economics & Management from Oxford University and is a Chartered Accountant.
Matt Baird
Matt Baird
MD – Operations & Strategy, OMERS Private Equity
Matt is Managing Director, Operations & Strategy for OMERS Private Equity in Europe, having joined in April 2017. He works with the management teams leading OMERS portfolio companies to help them generate maximum value through the lifetime of the investment.
Matt brings over 20 years’ experience working with and supporting senior executives in PE-backed businesses to deliver results. Prior to joining OMERS, he was a Managing Director in Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, where his work included serving in interim CFO/COO roles in client businesses as well as advising management teams. Prior to this, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company. He started his career with Arthur Andersen.
Matt holds a Masters in Engineering, Economics & Management from Oxford University and is a Chartered Accountant.
Matt brings over 20 years’ experience working with and supporting senior executives in PE-backed businesses to deliver results. Prior to joining OMERS, he was a Managing Director in Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, where his work included serving in interim CFO/COO roles in client businesses as well as advising management teams. Prior to this, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company. He started his career with Arthur Andersen.
Matt holds a Masters in Engineering, Economics & Management from Oxford University and is a Chartered Accountant.
Mikael Carlsson
Chief Digital Officer - Operations Advisory, Nordic Capital
Joined in August 2012. Mikael focuses on the IT/Tech Strategy Advisor role in the Operations team supporting deal teams and portfolio companies with IT/Tech Due Diligence, Value Creation Plans and Strategic Partnerships.
Mikael comes from a position as interim CIO/CTO Management consultant from 2003-2012. Mikael transformed the tech department of a global PE owned company and several software development companies in telecom, gaming, music, analytics and financial services industry. Prior to this, Mikael worked 5 years as Development Manager for Microsoft & Jeeves and 10 years as Software Architect/Developer at Saab & Ericsson.
Over the years, Mikael has lead, coached and trained more than 20 organisations in software development best practice resulting in higher productivity & quality.
Mikael has a technical education in electronics from Nils Ericson School in Trollhättan, Sweden from 1987.
Mikael comes from a position as interim CIO/CTO Management consultant from 2003-2012. Mikael transformed the tech department of a global PE owned company and several software development companies in telecom, gaming, music, analytics and financial services industry. Prior to this, Mikael worked 5 years as Development Manager for Microsoft & Jeeves and 10 years as Software Architect/Developer at Saab & Ericsson.
Over the years, Mikael has lead, coached and trained more than 20 organisations in software development best practice resulting in higher productivity & quality.
Mikael has a technical education in electronics from Nils Ericson School in Trollhättan, Sweden from 1987.
Mikael Carlsson
Mikael Carlsson
Chief Digital Officer - Operations Advisory, Nordic Capital
Joined in August 2012. Mikael focuses on the IT/Tech Strategy Advisor role in the Operations team supporting deal teams and portfolio companies with IT/Tech Due Diligence, Value Creation Plans and Strategic Partnerships.
Mikael comes from a position as interim CIO/CTO Management consultant from 2003-2012. Mikael transformed the tech department of a global PE owned company and several software development companies in telecom, gaming, music, analytics and financial services industry. Prior to this, Mikael worked 5 years as Development Manager for Microsoft & Jeeves and 10 years as Software Architect/Developer at Saab & Ericsson.
Over the years, Mikael has lead, coached and trained more than 20 organisations in software development best practice resulting in higher productivity & quality.
Mikael has a technical education in electronics from Nils Ericson School in Trollhättan, Sweden from 1987.
Mikael comes from a position as interim CIO/CTO Management consultant from 2003-2012. Mikael transformed the tech department of a global PE owned company and several software development companies in telecom, gaming, music, analytics and financial services industry. Prior to this, Mikael worked 5 years as Development Manager for Microsoft & Jeeves and 10 years as Software Architect/Developer at Saab & Ericsson.
Over the years, Mikael has lead, coached and trained more than 20 organisations in software development best practice resulting in higher productivity & quality.
Mikael has a technical education in electronics from Nils Ericson School in Trollhättan, Sweden from 1987.
Moti Shahani
Managing Director, Blue Ridge Partners
Revenue growth specialist with a McKinsey and hands-on entrepreneurial background. As a Managing Director with Blue Ridge Partners, I work collaboratively with CEOs, commercial leadership teams and Private Equity Operating Partners across Europe and transatlantically on improving growth strategy, commercial effectiveness and pricing.
Moti Shahani
Moti Shahani
Managing Director, Blue Ridge Partners
Revenue growth specialist with a McKinsey and hands-on entrepreneurial background. As a Managing Director with Blue Ridge Partners, I work collaboratively with CEOs, commercial leadership teams and Private Equity Operating Partners across Europe and transatlantically on improving growth strategy, commercial effectiveness and pricing.
Owen Cartier
MD & Head of Value Creation Europe, Searchlight
Mr. Cartier leads Searchlight’s value creation effort in Europe. Prior to joining Searchlight in 2021, Mr. Cartier was a partner at Bain & Company for 14 years across the London, Madrid, Amsterdam and Copenhagen offices.
During his time at Bain, he worked on both private equity and listed companies on strategy, end to end execution of radical transformations, mergers/carve-outs and due diligence. Mr. Cartier is currently serving on the board of Flowbird Group. Mr. Cartier received an MEng from the University of Bristol and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
During his time at Bain, he worked on both private equity and listed companies on strategy, end to end execution of radical transformations, mergers/carve-outs and due diligence. Mr. Cartier is currently serving on the board of Flowbird Group. Mr. Cartier received an MEng from the University of Bristol and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Owen Cartier
Owen Cartier
MD & Head of Value Creation Europe, Searchlight
Mr. Cartier leads Searchlight’s value creation effort in Europe. Prior to joining Searchlight in 2021, Mr. Cartier was a partner at Bain & Company for 14 years across the London, Madrid, Amsterdam and Copenhagen offices.
During his time at Bain, he worked on both private equity and listed companies on strategy, end to end execution of radical transformations, mergers/carve-outs and due diligence. Mr. Cartier is currently serving on the board of Flowbird Group. Mr. Cartier received an MEng from the University of Bristol and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
During his time at Bain, he worked on both private equity and listed companies on strategy, end to end execution of radical transformations, mergers/carve-outs and due diligence. Mr. Cartier is currently serving on the board of Flowbird Group. Mr. Cartier received an MEng from the University of Bristol and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Paul Reading
Partner – Chief Strategy Officer, Mayfair Equity Partners
Paul joined Mayfair Equity Partners in 2019. He works alongside the deal team to evaluate investment opportunities and develop value creation plans. In addition, Paul has portfolio-wide responsibility for integrations, carve outs, exit readiness and finance function professionalisation. In 2023, Paul became Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for developing and implementing Mayfair's medium-term plan.
Prior to Mayfair, Paul was an equity partner at EY, leading the UK mid-market private equity value creation team. Paul led pre-deal operational diligence engagements for a wide range of mid-market PE houses, as well as developing and facilitating the implementation of transformation and value creation plans on behalf of private equity owners.
Paul has also worked in various C-suite roles in private equity backed businesses on a permanent and, whilst at Mayfair, on an interim basis as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Integration Director.
Prior to joining EY, Paul worked for two private equity backed companies as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer respectively; he has also worked at LDC’s London office where he completed a number of successful investments, including uSwitch and Blue Rubicon, and worked in the value creation team supporting LDC portfolio companies to design and implement business improvement initiatives. Paul has an MSc in Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics and an BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Nottingham.
Prior to Mayfair, Paul was an equity partner at EY, leading the UK mid-market private equity value creation team. Paul led pre-deal operational diligence engagements for a wide range of mid-market PE houses, as well as developing and facilitating the implementation of transformation and value creation plans on behalf of private equity owners.
Paul has also worked in various C-suite roles in private equity backed businesses on a permanent and, whilst at Mayfair, on an interim basis as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Integration Director.
Prior to joining EY, Paul worked for two private equity backed companies as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer respectively; he has also worked at LDC’s London office where he completed a number of successful investments, including uSwitch and Blue Rubicon, and worked in the value creation team supporting LDC portfolio companies to design and implement business improvement initiatives. Paul has an MSc in Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics and an BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Nottingham.
Paul Reading
Paul Reading
Partner – Chief Strategy Officer, Mayfair Equity Partners
Paul joined Mayfair Equity Partners in 2019. He works alongside the deal team to evaluate investment opportunities and develop value creation plans. In addition, Paul has portfolio-wide responsibility for integrations, carve outs, exit readiness and finance function professionalisation. In 2023, Paul became Chief Strategy Officer, responsible for developing and implementing Mayfair's medium-term plan.
Prior to Mayfair, Paul was an equity partner at EY, leading the UK mid-market private equity value creation team. Paul led pre-deal operational diligence engagements for a wide range of mid-market PE houses, as well as developing and facilitating the implementation of transformation and value creation plans on behalf of private equity owners.
Paul has also worked in various C-suite roles in private equity backed businesses on a permanent and, whilst at Mayfair, on an interim basis as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Integration Director.
Prior to joining EY, Paul worked for two private equity backed companies as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer respectively; he has also worked at LDC’s London office where he completed a number of successful investments, including uSwitch and Blue Rubicon, and worked in the value creation team supporting LDC portfolio companies to design and implement business improvement initiatives. Paul has an MSc in Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics and an BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Nottingham.
Prior to Mayfair, Paul was an equity partner at EY, leading the UK mid-market private equity value creation team. Paul led pre-deal operational diligence engagements for a wide range of mid-market PE houses, as well as developing and facilitating the implementation of transformation and value creation plans on behalf of private equity owners.
Paul has also worked in various C-suite roles in private equity backed businesses on a permanent and, whilst at Mayfair, on an interim basis as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operations Officer and Integration Director.
Prior to joining EY, Paul worked for two private equity backed companies as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer respectively; he has also worked at LDC’s London office where he completed a number of successful investments, including uSwitch and Blue Rubicon, and worked in the value creation team supporting LDC portfolio companies to design and implement business improvement initiatives. Paul has an MSc in Accounting & Finance from the London School of Economics and an BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Nottingham.
Peter Colman
Senior Operating Partner – Commercial Excellence, H.I.G. Capital
Peter is a Senior Operating Partner focused on Commercial Excellence programmes within H.I.G. Capital’s European LBO, Middle Market and Infrastructure funds. He collaborates with portfolio companies to implement strategy, product, pricing and sales initiatives to deliver margin/multiple expansion. He joined in 2024 and is based in the London office.
Peter has 26 years’ experience in consulting and industry, 16 of those at Simon-Kucher where he was an equity Partner. Prior to that, he worked for digital marketing & technology consultancies. He started his career in sales within a global key account team at BT. He holds a PhD in Physics from The University of Cambridge and a 1st Class Honours degree in Physics from The University of Nottingham.
Peter has 26 years’ experience in consulting and industry, 16 of those at Simon-Kucher where he was an equity Partner. Prior to that, he worked for digital marketing & technology consultancies. He started his career in sales within a global key account team at BT. He holds a PhD in Physics from The University of Cambridge and a 1st Class Honours degree in Physics from The University of Nottingham.
Peter Colman
Peter Colman
Senior Operating Partner – Commercial Excellence, H.I.G. Capital
Peter is a Senior Operating Partner focused on Commercial Excellence programmes within H.I.G. Capital’s European LBO, Middle Market and Infrastructure funds. He collaborates with portfolio companies to implement strategy, product, pricing and sales initiatives to deliver margin/multiple expansion. He joined in 2024 and is based in the London office.
Peter has 26 years’ experience in consulting and industry, 16 of those at Simon-Kucher where he was an equity Partner. Prior to that, he worked for digital marketing & technology consultancies. He started his career in sales within a global key account team at BT. He holds a PhD in Physics from The University of Cambridge and a 1st Class Honours degree in Physics from The University of Nottingham.
Peter has 26 years’ experience in consulting and industry, 16 of those at Simon-Kucher where he was an equity Partner. Prior to that, he worked for digital marketing & technology consultancies. He started his career in sales within a global key account team at BT. He holds a PhD in Physics from The University of Cambridge and a 1st Class Honours degree in Physics from The University of Nottingham.
Pieter van Dijke
Principal – The Netherlands, Holtara
Pieter has spent 10+ years in advisory services, specialising to supporting companies and their investors to designing and implementing effective sustainability strategies. He takes a keen interest in how regulatory developments in the EU are shaping the sustainability agenda, and has spent significant time in recent years to support companies in the implementation of CSRD
Pieter van Dijke
Pieter van Dijke
Principal – The Netherlands, Holtara
Pieter has spent 10+ years in advisory services, specialising to supporting companies and their investors to designing and implementing effective sustainability strategies. He takes a keen interest in how regulatory developments in the EU are shaping the sustainability agenda, and has spent significant time in recent years to support companies in the implementation of CSRD
Raouf Fria
Co-Founder, Actum Group
Raouf has 20+ years experience in business information, financial data and events.
He started his career in business information and intelligence with Marcus Evans, where he ran their capital markets and energy events division, with teams spanning across Europe, Americas and MENA.
In 2013 he joined Perfect Information, before its acquisition by Acuris (fka Mergermarket Group). Over a period of 8 years, he occupied various leadership roles across commercial, product and technology.
Raouf co-founded Actum Group having identified a gap in the market around the provision of reliable data and insights on value creation for the private equity community. He has a keen interest in PE as a whole, value creation more specifically, technological advancements and the industry’s resolute commitment to a broader positive impact.
He started his career in business information and intelligence with Marcus Evans, where he ran their capital markets and energy events division, with teams spanning across Europe, Americas and MENA.
In 2013 he joined Perfect Information, before its acquisition by Acuris (fka Mergermarket Group). Over a period of 8 years, he occupied various leadership roles across commercial, product and technology.
Raouf co-founded Actum Group having identified a gap in the market around the provision of reliable data and insights on value creation for the private equity community. He has a keen interest in PE as a whole, value creation more specifically, technological advancements and the industry’s resolute commitment to a broader positive impact.
Raouf Friaa
Raouf Fria
Co-Founder, Actum Group
Raouf has 20+ years experience in business information, financial data and events.
He started his career in business information and intelligence with Marcus Evans, where he ran their capital markets and energy events division, with teams spanning across Europe, Americas and MENA.
In 2013 he joined Perfect Information, before its acquisition by Acuris (fka Mergermarket Group). Over a period of 8 years, he occupied various leadership roles across commercial, product and technology.
Raouf co-founded Actum Group having identified a gap in the market around the provision of reliable data and insights on value creation for the private equity community. He has a keen interest in PE as a whole, value creation more specifically, technological advancements and the industry’s resolute commitment to a broader positive impact.
He started his career in business information and intelligence with Marcus Evans, where he ran their capital markets and energy events division, with teams spanning across Europe, Americas and MENA.
In 2013 he joined Perfect Information, before its acquisition by Acuris (fka Mergermarket Group). Over a period of 8 years, he occupied various leadership roles across commercial, product and technology.
Raouf co-founded Actum Group having identified a gap in the market around the provision of reliable data and insights on value creation for the private equity community. He has a keen interest in PE as a whole, value creation more specifically, technological advancements and the industry’s resolute commitment to a broader positive impact.
Richard Manley
Chief Sustainability Officer, CPP Investments
As Chief Sustainability Officer, Richard is responsible for overseeing the implementation of CPP Investments’ sustainability strategy, including progress on our key climate-related objectives and net-zero commitment. He works with the Senior Management Team to ensure a global, cross-enterprise approach to sustainability-related risks and opportunities that contributes to superior long-term returns.
Before joining CPP Investments in 2019, Richard spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs, where he served most recently as the Global Head of Thematic Equity and ESG Research, and Co-Head of EMEA Equity Research. Previously, he held senior positions at Merrill Lynch, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and Paribas Capital Markets.
Richard is a member of the GHG Protocol Steering Committee and UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce Delivery Group. He is Chair Emeritus of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Investor Advisory Group and was previously a member of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Richard holds a Graduado Superior/BA (Hons) in European Business Administration from ICADE in Madrid.
Before joining CPP Investments in 2019, Richard spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs, where he served most recently as the Global Head of Thematic Equity and ESG Research, and Co-Head of EMEA Equity Research. Previously, he held senior positions at Merrill Lynch, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and Paribas Capital Markets.
Richard is a member of the GHG Protocol Steering Committee and UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce Delivery Group. He is Chair Emeritus of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Investor Advisory Group and was previously a member of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Richard holds a Graduado Superior/BA (Hons) in European Business Administration from ICADE in Madrid.
Richard Manley
Richard Manley
Chief Sustainability Officer, CPP Investments
As Chief Sustainability Officer, Richard is responsible for overseeing the implementation of CPP Investments’ sustainability strategy, including progress on our key climate-related objectives and net-zero commitment. He works with the Senior Management Team to ensure a global, cross-enterprise approach to sustainability-related risks and opportunities that contributes to superior long-term returns.
Before joining CPP Investments in 2019, Richard spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs, where he served most recently as the Global Head of Thematic Equity and ESG Research, and Co-Head of EMEA Equity Research. Previously, he held senior positions at Merrill Lynch, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and Paribas Capital Markets.
Richard is a member of the GHG Protocol Steering Committee and UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce Delivery Group. He is Chair Emeritus of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Investor Advisory Group and was previously a member of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Richard holds a Graduado Superior/BA (Hons) in European Business Administration from ICADE in Madrid.
Before joining CPP Investments in 2019, Richard spent 18 years at Goldman Sachs, where he served most recently as the Global Head of Thematic Equity and ESG Research, and Co-Head of EMEA Equity Research. Previously, he held senior positions at Merrill Lynch, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and Paribas Capital Markets.
Richard is a member of the GHG Protocol Steering Committee and UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce Delivery Group. He is Chair Emeritus of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Investor Advisory Group and was previously a member of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
Richard holds a Graduado Superior/BA (Hons) in European Business Administration from ICADE in Madrid.
Roberto Del-Maschio
CEO & Co-Founder, The Siena Partnership
Roberto is CEO & Founder of the Siena Partnership and is a specialist in Executive Search and Interim Management within Private Equity backed businesses.
Roberto’s background spans fifteen years in an executive recruitment and consulting supporting the transformation and growth of private equity backed and listed businesses. Over this time, he has worked with some of the top 50 PE firms globally to deliver strategic executive and interim hires and team builds for complex transformation, Carve Out, and M&A programmes.
Roberto’s background spans fifteen years in an executive recruitment and consulting supporting the transformation and growth of private equity backed and listed businesses. Over this time, he has worked with some of the top 50 PE firms globally to deliver strategic executive and interim hires and team builds for complex transformation, Carve Out, and M&A programmes.
Roberto Del-Maschio
Roberto Del-Maschio
CEO & Co-Founder, The Siena Partnership
Roberto is CEO & Founder of the Siena Partnership and is a specialist in Executive Search and Interim Management within Private Equity backed businesses.
Roberto’s background spans fifteen years in an executive recruitment and consulting supporting the transformation and growth of private equity backed and listed businesses. Over this time, he has worked with some of the top 50 PE firms globally to deliver strategic executive and interim hires and team builds for complex transformation, Carve Out, and M&A programmes.
Roberto’s background spans fifteen years in an executive recruitment and consulting supporting the transformation and growth of private equity backed and listed businesses. Over this time, he has worked with some of the top 50 PE firms globally to deliver strategic executive and interim hires and team builds for complex transformation, Carve Out, and M&A programmes.
Sarah Breeden
Deputy Governor, Financial Stability, Bank of England
Sarah Breeden became Deputy Governor for Financial Stability on 1 November 2023. She is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Policy Committee, Prudential Regulation Committee and the Bank’s Court of Directors.
She has specific responsibility within the Bank for financial stability, the supervision of financial market infrastructures, international issues, central bank digital currency and fintech.
Sarah also leads the Bank of England’s work on climate change, domestically and internationally, a role she has held since 2016. She has been a Steering Group member of the international central bank and supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) since its inception in 2017, and chaired its macrofinancial workstream from 2018 until early 2022.
Sarah joined the Bank in 1991. Prior to her current role, Sarah was the Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and Risk and a member of the Financial Policy Committee (2021-2023). Previously, she was the Executive Director for UK Deposit Takers Supervision (2019-2021), responsible for the supervision of the UK’s banks, building societies and credit unions, and Executive Director for International Banks Supervision (2015-2021), responsible for supervision of the UK operations of international banks. Before that, Sarah held a variety of roles, including leading the design and risk management of financial market operations undertaken by the Bank during the financial crisis, and then leading the Bank’s work to support the transition of prudential regulation of banks and insurers from the Financial Services Authority to the Bank.
Sarah has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and an MSc in Finance from the London Business School.
She is a trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation.
She has specific responsibility within the Bank for financial stability, the supervision of financial market infrastructures, international issues, central bank digital currency and fintech.
Sarah also leads the Bank of England’s work on climate change, domestically and internationally, a role she has held since 2016. She has been a Steering Group member of the international central bank and supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) since its inception in 2017, and chaired its macrofinancial workstream from 2018 until early 2022.
Sarah joined the Bank in 1991. Prior to her current role, Sarah was the Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and Risk and a member of the Financial Policy Committee (2021-2023). Previously, she was the Executive Director for UK Deposit Takers Supervision (2019-2021), responsible for the supervision of the UK’s banks, building societies and credit unions, and Executive Director for International Banks Supervision (2015-2021), responsible for supervision of the UK operations of international banks. Before that, Sarah held a variety of roles, including leading the design and risk management of financial market operations undertaken by the Bank during the financial crisis, and then leading the Bank’s work to support the transition of prudential regulation of banks and insurers from the Financial Services Authority to the Bank.
Sarah has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and an MSc in Finance from the London Business School.
She is a trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation.
Sarah Breeden
Sarah Breeden
Deputy Governor, Financial Stability, Bank of England
Sarah Breeden became Deputy Governor for Financial Stability on 1 November 2023. She is a member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Policy Committee, Prudential Regulation Committee and the Bank’s Court of Directors.
She has specific responsibility within the Bank for financial stability, the supervision of financial market infrastructures, international issues, central bank digital currency and fintech.
Sarah also leads the Bank of England’s work on climate change, domestically and internationally, a role she has held since 2016. She has been a Steering Group member of the international central bank and supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) since its inception in 2017, and chaired its macrofinancial workstream from 2018 until early 2022.
Sarah joined the Bank in 1991. Prior to her current role, Sarah was the Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and Risk and a member of the Financial Policy Committee (2021-2023). Previously, she was the Executive Director for UK Deposit Takers Supervision (2019-2021), responsible for the supervision of the UK’s banks, building societies and credit unions, and Executive Director for International Banks Supervision (2015-2021), responsible for supervision of the UK operations of international banks. Before that, Sarah held a variety of roles, including leading the design and risk management of financial market operations undertaken by the Bank during the financial crisis, and then leading the Bank’s work to support the transition of prudential regulation of banks and insurers from the Financial Services Authority to the Bank.
Sarah has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and an MSc in Finance from the London Business School.
She is a trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation.
She has specific responsibility within the Bank for financial stability, the supervision of financial market infrastructures, international issues, central bank digital currency and fintech.
Sarah also leads the Bank of England’s work on climate change, domestically and internationally, a role she has held since 2016. She has been a Steering Group member of the international central bank and supervisors’ Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) since its inception in 2017, and chaired its macrofinancial workstream from 2018 until early 2022.
Sarah joined the Bank in 1991. Prior to her current role, Sarah was the Executive Director for Financial Stability Strategy and Risk and a member of the Financial Policy Committee (2021-2023). Previously, she was the Executive Director for UK Deposit Takers Supervision (2019-2021), responsible for the supervision of the UK’s banks, building societies and credit unions, and Executive Director for International Banks Supervision (2015-2021), responsible for supervision of the UK operations of international banks. Before that, Sarah held a variety of roles, including leading the design and risk management of financial market operations undertaken by the Bank during the financial crisis, and then leading the Bank’s work to support the transition of prudential regulation of banks and insurers from the Financial Services Authority to the Bank.
Sarah has an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and an MSc in Finance from the London Business School.
She is a trustee of the Education Endowment Foundation.
Séverine de Wulf
MD – Portfolio Performance Group, PAI Partners
Séverine joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Portfolio Performance Group with a specific focus on talent, leadership and culture. She has extensive experience in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting helping leaders make the right decisions about the recruitment, assessment and development of talents, the constitution of efficient management teams and corporate governance.
She spent the early part of her career in M&A and Corporate Finance at Goldman Sachs and as an investment professional at Vestar Capital Partners and Candover. She is a graduate from the Solvay Business School and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She is also a certified Executive Coach.
She spent the early part of her career in M&A and Corporate Finance at Goldman Sachs and as an investment professional at Vestar Capital Partners and Candover. She is a graduate from the Solvay Business School and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She is also a certified Executive Coach.
Séverine de Wulf
Séverine de Wulf
MD – Portfolio Performance Group, PAI Partners
Séverine joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Portfolio Performance Group with a specific focus on talent, leadership and culture. She has extensive experience in Executive Search and Leadership Consulting helping leaders make the right decisions about the recruitment, assessment and development of talents, the constitution of efficient management teams and corporate governance.
She spent the early part of her career in M&A and Corporate Finance at Goldman Sachs and as an investment professional at Vestar Capital Partners and Candover. She is a graduate from the Solvay Business School and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She is also a certified Executive Coach.
She spent the early part of her career in M&A and Corporate Finance at Goldman Sachs and as an investment professional at Vestar Capital Partners and Candover. She is a graduate from the Solvay Business School and holds an MBA from INSEAD. She is also a certified Executive Coach.
Thomas Dixon
MD Portfolio Operations, Blackstone
Thomas Dixon is a Managing Director in the Blackstone European Private Equity Portfolio Operations team based in London.
Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Dixon worked at Alvarez & Marsal, Deloitte and EY leading performance improvement projects for PE portfolio companies.
Mr. Dixon graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) with a BSc in Management (International Studies) and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).
Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Dixon worked at Alvarez & Marsal, Deloitte and EY leading performance improvement projects for PE portfolio companies.
Mr. Dixon graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) with a BSc in Management (International Studies) and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).
Thomas Dixon
Thomas Dixon
MD Portfolio Operations, Blackstone
Thomas Dixon is a Managing Director in the Blackstone European Private Equity Portfolio Operations team based in London.
Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Dixon worked at Alvarez & Marsal, Deloitte and EY leading performance improvement projects for PE portfolio companies.
Mr. Dixon graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) with a BSc in Management (International Studies) and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).
Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Dixon worked at Alvarez & Marsal, Deloitte and EY leading performance improvement projects for PE portfolio companies.
Mr. Dixon graduated from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) with a BSc in Management (International Studies) and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS).
Victoria Pereira
ED & Private Equity Data Science Lead. Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Tori is the Private Equity Data Science Lead and a Value Accelerator Operating Advisor for Goldman Sachs. She has 10 years of experience driving commercial value through applied mathematics and data science across industries. Tori partners with Goldman Sachs’ deal teams and portfolio companies to identify and execute on value creation through data and AI across the investment lifecycle. Prior to her current role, Tori was a Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s Mathematical Institute and a Data Science Fellow at Faculty AI. Tori holds an MSc and PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Oxford.
Victoria Pereira
Victoria Pereira
ED & Private Equity Data Science Lead. Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Tori is the Private Equity Data Science Lead and a Value Accelerator Operating Advisor for Goldman Sachs. She has 10 years of experience driving commercial value through applied mathematics and data science across industries. Tori partners with Goldman Sachs’ deal teams and portfolio companies to identify and execute on value creation through data and AI across the investment lifecycle. Prior to her current role, Tori was a Research Associate at the University of Oxford’s Mathematical Institute and a Data Science Fellow at Faculty AI. Tori holds an MSc and PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Oxford.
Judges
Andrew Wollaston
Andrew has spent most of his career advising stakeholders how to protect and create value from situations where a weak capital structure and/or underperformance presents a challenge to the businesses. His experience spans public and private markets, across most industry sectors and the key geographies in Europe, the Americas and ASIA.
Andrew has considerable board experience having advised listed companies, PE owned portfolio companies and owner managed businesses. He has also taken board appointments, for example, he was the Executive Chairman of the General Healthcare Group between 2013 and 2019 taking the group through a c.£2bn debt restructuring and an ultimate sale.
Andrew was with Ernst & Young for 40+ years and held senior leadership positions including the Global Leader of Turnaround & Restructuring and the Global Leader of Private Equity in Strategy & Transactions.
Andrew is married with three adult children, three spaniels and has a passion for fly fishing.
Andrew has considerable board experience having advised listed companies, PE owned portfolio companies and owner managed businesses. He has also taken board appointments, for example, he was the Executive Chairman of the General Healthcare Group between 2013 and 2019 taking the group through a c.£2bn debt restructuring and an ultimate sale.
Andrew was with Ernst & Young for 40+ years and held senior leadership positions including the Global Leader of Turnaround & Restructuring and the Global Leader of Private Equity in Strategy & Transactions.
Andrew is married with three adult children, three spaniels and has a passion for fly fishing.
Andrew Wollaston
Andrew Wollaston
Andrew has spent most of his career advising stakeholders how to protect and create value from situations where a weak capital structure and/or underperformance presents a challenge to the businesses. His experience spans public and private markets, across most industry sectors and the key geographies in Europe, the Americas and ASIA.
Andrew has considerable board experience having advised listed companies, PE owned portfolio companies and owner managed businesses. He has also taken board appointments, for example, he was the Executive Chairman of the General Healthcare Group between 2013 and 2019 taking the group through a c.£2bn debt restructuring and an ultimate sale.
Andrew was with Ernst & Young for 40+ years and held senior leadership positions including the Global Leader of Turnaround & Restructuring and the Global Leader of Private Equity in Strategy & Transactions.
Andrew is married with three adult children, three spaniels and has a passion for fly fishing.
Andrew has considerable board experience having advised listed companies, PE owned portfolio companies and owner managed businesses. He has also taken board appointments, for example, he was the Executive Chairman of the General Healthcare Group between 2013 and 2019 taking the group through a c.£2bn debt restructuring and an ultimate sale.
Andrew was with Ernst & Young for 40+ years and held senior leadership positions including the Global Leader of Turnaround & Restructuring and the Global Leader of Private Equity in Strategy & Transactions.
Andrew is married with three adult children, three spaniels and has a passion for fly fishing.
Carmela Mondino
Carmela Mondino is a seasoned professional in ESG and sustainability, currently residing in Switzerland with her husband, two children, and their dog. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, she holds a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires and an MBA from the University of St. Gallen. Carmela has an impressive career spanning roles at TotalEnergies, adidas, and Lonza.
Most recently, she served as the Head of ESG & Sustainability at Partners Group, a global leader in private markets investment, where she integrated ESG and impact considerations across all asset classes. Passionate about making a positive impact in the world, she has been recognized in PEI's 40 Under 40 in 2021 and is an active participant in industry conferences and discussions. Outside of work, Carmela enjoys singing, dancing, and hiking, bringing her passion for life into everything she does.
Most recently, she served as the Head of ESG & Sustainability at Partners Group, a global leader in private markets investment, where she integrated ESG and impact considerations across all asset classes. Passionate about making a positive impact in the world, she has been recognized in PEI's 40 Under 40 in 2021 and is an active participant in industry conferences and discussions. Outside of work, Carmela enjoys singing, dancing, and hiking, bringing her passion for life into everything she does.
Carmela Mondino
Carmela Mondino
Carmela Mondino is a seasoned professional in ESG and sustainability, currently residing in Switzerland with her husband, two children, and their dog. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, she holds a Master’s degree in Petroleum Engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires and an MBA from the University of St. Gallen. Carmela has an impressive career spanning roles at TotalEnergies, adidas, and Lonza.
Most recently, she served as the Head of ESG & Sustainability at Partners Group, a global leader in private markets investment, where she integrated ESG and impact considerations across all asset classes. Passionate about making a positive impact in the world, she has been recognized in PEI's 40 Under 40 in 2021 and is an active participant in industry conferences and discussions. Outside of work, Carmela enjoys singing, dancing, and hiking, bringing her passion for life into everything she does.
Most recently, she served as the Head of ESG & Sustainability at Partners Group, a global leader in private markets investment, where she integrated ESG and impact considerations across all asset classes. Passionate about making a positive impact in the world, she has been recognized in PEI's 40 Under 40 in 2021 and is an active participant in industry conferences and discussions. Outside of work, Carmela enjoys singing, dancing, and hiking, bringing her passion for life into everything she does.
Fatema Orjela
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Fatema is an award-winning private equity partner whose practice focuses on providing strategic counsel to European and US private equity sponsors. She has pan-European cross sector experience on the full range of corporate matters, including leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, structured and minority equity investments, equity and debt restructurings, and management equity plans, as well as related advisory work.
Fatema is distinguished by her work in promoting diversity in the legal profession. She has been included in the Class of 2021 at Law.com’s Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards as “Mentor of the Year” for which Fatema was the top “Outstanding Winner”.
Fatema has also been actively involved in initiatives across the City, including her roles as co-founder of “Women in Law, London” (WILL) a network with over 2,000 members across London aiming to promote and engage the next generation of women leaders in law, an Events Committee member of the “City Women’s Network” (CWN), and advisory panel member of “Oxford Women in Law” (OWL).
Fatema is distinguished by her work in promoting diversity in the legal profession. She has been included in the Class of 2021 at Law.com’s Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards as “Mentor of the Year” for which Fatema was the top “Outstanding Winner”.
Fatema has also been actively involved in initiatives across the City, including her roles as co-founder of “Women in Law, London” (WILL) a network with over 2,000 members across London aiming to promote and engage the next generation of women leaders in law, an Events Committee member of the “City Women’s Network” (CWN), and advisory panel member of “Oxford Women in Law” (OWL).
Fatema Orjela
Fatema Orjela
Partner, McDermott Will & Emery
Fatema is an award-winning private equity partner whose practice focuses on providing strategic counsel to European and US private equity sponsors. She has pan-European cross sector experience on the full range of corporate matters, including leveraged buyouts, strategic mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, structured and minority equity investments, equity and debt restructurings, and management equity plans, as well as related advisory work.
Fatema is distinguished by her work in promoting diversity in the legal profession. She has been included in the Class of 2021 at Law.com’s Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards as “Mentor of the Year” for which Fatema was the top “Outstanding Winner”.
Fatema has also been actively involved in initiatives across the City, including her roles as co-founder of “Women in Law, London” (WILL) a network with over 2,000 members across London aiming to promote and engage the next generation of women leaders in law, an Events Committee member of the “City Women’s Network” (CWN), and advisory panel member of “Oxford Women in Law” (OWL).
Fatema is distinguished by her work in promoting diversity in the legal profession. She has been included in the Class of 2021 at Law.com’s Women, Influence & Power in Law UK Awards as “Mentor of the Year” for which Fatema was the top “Outstanding Winner”.
Fatema has also been actively involved in initiatives across the City, including her roles as co-founder of “Women in Law, London” (WILL) a network with over 2,000 members across London aiming to promote and engage the next generation of women leaders in law, an Events Committee member of the “City Women’s Network” (CWN), and advisory panel member of “Oxford Women in Law” (OWL).
Jonathan Klonowski
Senior Insights Director, Actum Group
Jonathan klonowski
Jonathan Klonowski
Senior Insights Director, Actum Group
Myriam Vander Elst
Chief Engagement Officer, ComEx and Board member, Epic Foundation
As Chief Engagement Officer at Epic Foundation, Myriam Vander Elst understands well the transformative influence of giving. “The foundation uses the power of money and network to help those who have not been so lucky, to make the world a better place and to contribute to society,” she said.
Epic is committed to enabling solutions for individuals and businesses to support high-impact social organisations. Myriam joined the foundation in 2015 after a chance meeting with founder and CEO Alexandre Mars.
Following the sale of her family business in 2011 Myriam found herself looking for purpose - a cause that aligned with her values. “To be the sixth generation of a highly successful family is unusual. And to have lasted so long in business highlights how cohesive our family culture was.”
Myriam spent the next three years looking for a charitable cause to put her inheritance to good use. This proved difficult as she struggled to find something she could really believe in.
When in 2015 Myriam met Alexandre Mars, serial entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Epic Foundation, she had a light bulb moment. “His vision was to make giving the norm”. The rigour of Alexandre’s approach and key principles of honesty, impact and effectiveness appealed to Myriam.
Epic is committed to enabling solutions for individuals and businesses to support high-impact social organisations. Myriam joined the foundation in 2015 after a chance meeting with founder and CEO Alexandre Mars.
Following the sale of her family business in 2011 Myriam found herself looking for purpose - a cause that aligned with her values. “To be the sixth generation of a highly successful family is unusual. And to have lasted so long in business highlights how cohesive our family culture was.”
Myriam spent the next three years looking for a charitable cause to put her inheritance to good use. This proved difficult as she struggled to find something she could really believe in.
When in 2015 Myriam met Alexandre Mars, serial entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Epic Foundation, she had a light bulb moment. “His vision was to make giving the norm”. The rigour of Alexandre’s approach and key principles of honesty, impact and effectiveness appealed to Myriam.
Myriam Vander Elst
Myriam Vander Elst
Chief Engagement Officer, ComEx and Board member, Epic Foundation
As Chief Engagement Officer at Epic Foundation, Myriam Vander Elst understands well the transformative influence of giving. “The foundation uses the power of money and network to help those who have not been so lucky, to make the world a better place and to contribute to society,” she said.
Epic is committed to enabling solutions for individuals and businesses to support high-impact social organisations. Myriam joined the foundation in 2015 after a chance meeting with founder and CEO Alexandre Mars.
Following the sale of her family business in 2011 Myriam found herself looking for purpose - a cause that aligned with her values. “To be the sixth generation of a highly successful family is unusual. And to have lasted so long in business highlights how cohesive our family culture was.”
Myriam spent the next three years looking for a charitable cause to put her inheritance to good use. This proved difficult as she struggled to find something she could really believe in.
When in 2015 Myriam met Alexandre Mars, serial entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Epic Foundation, she had a light bulb moment. “His vision was to make giving the norm”. The rigour of Alexandre’s approach and key principles of honesty, impact and effectiveness appealed to Myriam.
Epic is committed to enabling solutions for individuals and businesses to support high-impact social organisations. Myriam joined the foundation in 2015 after a chance meeting with founder and CEO Alexandre Mars.
Following the sale of her family business in 2011 Myriam found herself looking for purpose - a cause that aligned with her values. “To be the sixth generation of a highly successful family is unusual. And to have lasted so long in business highlights how cohesive our family culture was.”
Myriam spent the next three years looking for a charitable cause to put her inheritance to good use. This proved difficult as she struggled to find something she could really believe in.
When in 2015 Myriam met Alexandre Mars, serial entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Epic Foundation, she had a light bulb moment. “His vision was to make giving the norm”. The rigour of Alexandre’s approach and key principles of honesty, impact and effectiveness appealed to Myriam.
Romain Bégramian
Managing Director, GP-Score
Romain Bégramian brings over 20 years of expertise in operational value creation, predominantly within private equity-backed companies. He began his career at AT Kearney and Alvarez & Marsal, before co-founding Greene6 Partners, which later joined FTI Consulting. He also served as a Partner at Roland Berger. Alongside his consulting and operational leadership roles, Romain was an Executive Committee member responsible for SaaS businesses within a PE-backed group for several years.
An expert in B2B sales and marketing performance, Romain has guided numerous PE-backed companies within numerous industry sectors across Europe and North America in significantly enhancing their revenue growth.
In 2024, he co-founded GP-Score with a notable ex-LP. GP-Score specializes in assessing and rating the value creation capabilities of PE firms, benefiting LPs and GPs alike.
Romain holds an MBA from ESSEC and completed the Emerging Leader Program at Columbia University.
An expert in B2B sales and marketing performance, Romain has guided numerous PE-backed companies within numerous industry sectors across Europe and North America in significantly enhancing their revenue growth.
In 2024, he co-founded GP-Score with a notable ex-LP. GP-Score specializes in assessing and rating the value creation capabilities of PE firms, benefiting LPs and GPs alike.
Romain holds an MBA from ESSEC and completed the Emerging Leader Program at Columbia University.
Romain Begramian
Romain Bégramian
Managing Director, GP-Score
Romain Bégramian brings over 20 years of expertise in operational value creation, predominantly within private equity-backed companies. He began his career at AT Kearney and Alvarez & Marsal, before co-founding Greene6 Partners, which later joined FTI Consulting. He also served as a Partner at Roland Berger. Alongside his consulting and operational leadership roles, Romain was an Executive Committee member responsible for SaaS businesses within a PE-backed group for several years.
An expert in B2B sales and marketing performance, Romain has guided numerous PE-backed companies within numerous industry sectors across Europe and North America in significantly enhancing their revenue growth.
In 2024, he co-founded GP-Score with a notable ex-LP. GP-Score specializes in assessing and rating the value creation capabilities of PE firms, benefiting LPs and GPs alike.
Romain holds an MBA from ESSEC and completed the Emerging Leader Program at Columbia University.
An expert in B2B sales and marketing performance, Romain has guided numerous PE-backed companies within numerous industry sectors across Europe and North America in significantly enhancing their revenue growth.
In 2024, he co-founded GP-Score with a notable ex-LP. GP-Score specializes in assessing and rating the value creation capabilities of PE firms, benefiting LPs and GPs alike.
Romain holds an MBA from ESSEC and completed the Emerging Leader Program at Columbia University.
Romain Boulland
Professor of Finance, ESSEC Business School
Romain Boulland is a Professor of Finance at ESSEC Business School. His research focuses on the effects of media on financial markets and the role of information intermediaries. His work examines the impact of financial communication on firms’ visibility, the strategic timing of earnings releases, and the behavioral biases of financial analysts.
He has published in leading academic journals, including the Review of Finance, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and the Journal of Banking and Finance. His work has also been featured in popular media such as CNBC and Forbes. In 2019, he received the Young Researcher Award from the French financial market regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
He holds a PhD in Finance from Université Paris-Dauphine and a Master's degree in Economics from ENSAE and the École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay.
He has published in leading academic journals, including the Review of Finance, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and the Journal of Banking and Finance. His work has also been featured in popular media such as CNBC and Forbes. In 2019, he received the Young Researcher Award from the French financial market regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
He holds a PhD in Finance from Université Paris-Dauphine and a Master's degree in Economics from ENSAE and the École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay.
Romain Boulland
Romain Boulland
Professor of Finance, ESSEC Business School
Romain Boulland is a Professor of Finance at ESSEC Business School. His research focuses on the effects of media on financial markets and the role of information intermediaries. His work examines the impact of financial communication on firms’ visibility, the strategic timing of earnings releases, and the behavioral biases of financial analysts.
He has published in leading academic journals, including the Review of Finance, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and the Journal of Banking and Finance. His work has also been featured in popular media such as CNBC and Forbes. In 2019, he received the Young Researcher Award from the French financial market regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
He holds a PhD in Finance from Université Paris-Dauphine and a Master's degree in Economics from ENSAE and the École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay.
He has published in leading academic journals, including the Review of Finance, the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, and the Journal of Banking and Finance. His work has also been featured in popular media such as CNBC and Forbes. In 2019, he received the Young Researcher Award from the French financial market regulator, the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
He holds a PhD in Finance from Université Paris-Dauphine and a Master's degree in Economics from ENSAE and the École Normale Supérieure Paris-Saclay.
Sofia Karadima
Head of Community Engagement, Actum Group
Sofia Karadima is the Head of Community Engagement at Actum Group, where she focuses on content strategy, event planning, social media, partnerships, and community building in the private equity value creation space.
Her expertise lies in global investments and ESG, gained through experience as a researcher, event moderator, and investment writer. She has reported on institutional asset management, private markets (including private equity, private debt, and infrastructure), and foreign direct investment (FDI).
Sofia holds an MA in Journalism, Media, and Globalisation, specializing in Business and Financial Journalism, from City University London and Aarhus University. Additionally, she has earned a BSc in Economics from National University of Athens and a BA in Translation and Spanish Language from Ionian University.
Her multicultural background, shaped by her experiences living in the UK, Chile, Greece, Denmark, and Spain, adds a diverse and global perspective to her work.
Her expertise lies in global investments and ESG, gained through experience as a researcher, event moderator, and investment writer. She has reported on institutional asset management, private markets (including private equity, private debt, and infrastructure), and foreign direct investment (FDI).
Sofia holds an MA in Journalism, Media, and Globalisation, specializing in Business and Financial Journalism, from City University London and Aarhus University. Additionally, she has earned a BSc in Economics from National University of Athens and a BA in Translation and Spanish Language from Ionian University.
Her multicultural background, shaped by her experiences living in the UK, Chile, Greece, Denmark, and Spain, adds a diverse and global perspective to her work.
Sofia Karadima
Sofia Karadima
Head of Community Engagement, Actum Group
Sofia Karadima is the Head of Community Engagement at Actum Group, where she focuses on content strategy, event planning, social media, partnerships, and community building in the private equity value creation space.
Her expertise lies in global investments and ESG, gained through experience as a researcher, event moderator, and investment writer. She has reported on institutional asset management, private markets (including private equity, private debt, and infrastructure), and foreign direct investment (FDI).
Sofia holds an MA in Journalism, Media, and Globalisation, specializing in Business and Financial Journalism, from City University London and Aarhus University. Additionally, she has earned a BSc in Economics from National University of Athens and a BA in Translation and Spanish Language from Ionian University.
Her multicultural background, shaped by her experiences living in the UK, Chile, Greece, Denmark, and Spain, adds a diverse and global perspective to her work.
Her expertise lies in global investments and ESG, gained through experience as a researcher, event moderator, and investment writer. She has reported on institutional asset management, private markets (including private equity, private debt, and infrastructure), and foreign direct investment (FDI).
Sofia holds an MA in Journalism, Media, and Globalisation, specializing in Business and Financial Journalism, from City University London and Aarhus University. Additionally, she has earned a BSc in Economics from National University of Athens and a BA in Translation and Spanish Language from Ionian University.
Her multicultural background, shaped by her experiences living in the UK, Chile, Greece, Denmark, and Spain, adds a diverse and global perspective to her work.
Sophie Long
CEO of private equity, Thistle Group
Sophie is the CEO of private equity backed Thistle Group, bringing over 15 years of leadership experience in financial services. Throughout her career, she has held executive roles such as Group Managing Director and Sales Director, with a proven track record in driving growth, building high-performing teams, and delivering strong financial results to create equity value.
With a background in professional recruitment, Sophie excels in talent acquisition and strategic leadership, enabling her to foster strong client relationships and guide organisations through complex market landscapes. Her expertise spans sales, business development, and navigating the regulatory, compliance and risk environment in financial services.
A passionate advocate for female leadership, Sophie is dedicated to empowering her team by providing a flexible and supportive environment.
With a background in professional recruitment, Sophie excels in talent acquisition and strategic leadership, enabling her to foster strong client relationships and guide organisations through complex market landscapes. Her expertise spans sales, business development, and navigating the regulatory, compliance and risk environment in financial services.
A passionate advocate for female leadership, Sophie is dedicated to empowering her team by providing a flexible and supportive environment.
Sophie Long
Sophie Long
CEO of private equity, Thistle Group
Sophie is the CEO of private equity backed Thistle Group, bringing over 15 years of leadership experience in financial services. Throughout her career, she has held executive roles such as Group Managing Director and Sales Director, with a proven track record in driving growth, building high-performing teams, and delivering strong financial results to create equity value.
With a background in professional recruitment, Sophie excels in talent acquisition and strategic leadership, enabling her to foster strong client relationships and guide organisations through complex market landscapes. Her expertise spans sales, business development, and navigating the regulatory, compliance and risk environment in financial services.
A passionate advocate for female leadership, Sophie is dedicated to empowering her team by providing a flexible and supportive environment.
With a background in professional recruitment, Sophie excels in talent acquisition and strategic leadership, enabling her to foster strong client relationships and guide organisations through complex market landscapes. Her expertise spans sales, business development, and navigating the regulatory, compliance and risk environment in financial services.
A passionate advocate for female leadership, Sophie is dedicated to empowering her team by providing a flexible and supportive environment.
Stephanie Phair
Advisor, Felix Capital
Stephanie is the former Group President of Farfetch and Executive Chair of New Guards Group. She founded and ran TheOutnet.com and was on the Executive team of The Net-a-Porter Group from 2009 to 2015. She has more than 20 years of luxury and e-commerce experience, at the intersection of media, tech, brand and retail, having worked for Issey Miyake, American Vogue and Portero in NY.
She has advised and invested in start-ups in the digital space and worked alongside PE firms on investments. She has been an advisor for venture capital firm Felix Capital since 2016. Previously, Stephanie served on the Board of Directors of Moncler S.p.A. and was Chair of the British Fashion Council.
In 2022 Stephanie was awarded an OBE in HM The Queen's birthday honours for services to the fashion and technology industries.
Stephanie holds a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and speaks four languages. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
She has advised and invested in start-ups in the digital space and worked alongside PE firms on investments. She has been an advisor for venture capital firm Felix Capital since 2016. Previously, Stephanie served on the Board of Directors of Moncler S.p.A. and was Chair of the British Fashion Council.
In 2022 Stephanie was awarded an OBE in HM The Queen's birthday honours for services to the fashion and technology industries.
Stephanie holds a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and speaks four languages. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
Stephanie Phair
Stephanie Phair
Advisor, Felix Capital
Stephanie is the former Group President of Farfetch and Executive Chair of New Guards Group. She founded and ran TheOutnet.com and was on the Executive team of The Net-a-Porter Group from 2009 to 2015. She has more than 20 years of luxury and e-commerce experience, at the intersection of media, tech, brand and retail, having worked for Issey Miyake, American Vogue and Portero in NY.
She has advised and invested in start-ups in the digital space and worked alongside PE firms on investments. She has been an advisor for venture capital firm Felix Capital since 2016. Previously, Stephanie served on the Board of Directors of Moncler S.p.A. and was Chair of the British Fashion Council.
In 2022 Stephanie was awarded an OBE in HM The Queen's birthday honours for services to the fashion and technology industries.
Stephanie holds a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and speaks four languages. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
She has advised and invested in start-ups in the digital space and worked alongside PE firms on investments. She has been an advisor for venture capital firm Felix Capital since 2016. Previously, Stephanie served on the Board of Directors of Moncler S.p.A. and was Chair of the British Fashion Council.
In 2022 Stephanie was awarded an OBE in HM The Queen's birthday honours for services to the fashion and technology industries.
Stephanie holds a degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University and speaks four languages. She lives in London with her husband and three children.
Virginie Favre
Global Head of Market Data - Global Financial Services, Natixis IM & Natixis CIB - Groupe BPCE
Virginie Favre
Virginie Favre
Global Head of Market Data - Global Financial Services, Natixis IM & Natixis CIB - Groupe BPCE
Yacine Belghitar
Professor of Corporate Finance, Head of Finance and Accounting Group
Yacine is Professor of Corporate Finance and Head of Finance and Accounting Group. Prior to coming to Cranfield School of Management, Yacine taught and did research at Middlesex and Durham Universities. He held the positions of Research Leader for the group of accounting and finance and Director of the MSc in Finance. He has successfully supervised and externally examined several Doctoral students. He is an independent advisor on corporate financial strategy and governance.
Yacine's domain of research is at the intersection of Finance, Small Business and Corporate Strategic Management Decisions. He contributes to the understanding of the effect of managerial risk attitude on the relationship between corporate governance and managerial compensation. His recent research on managerial compensation and risk taking has been funded by ESRC, the UK's most prestigious social science funding body. Yacine is currently serving as the associate editor of Frontiers in Finance and Economics Journal which presents original peer reviewed research in Finance and Economics that is applicable to the business community at large.
He serves as an ad-hoc referee in several academic journals and acts as an external examiner of two academic institutions. He is currently supervising two PhD students. He is a frequent contributor to a wide range of national and international conferences. He has published extensively and his papers have appeared in top international academic journals such as Economic Journal, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Banking and Finance.
Yacine's domain of research is at the intersection of Finance, Small Business and Corporate Strategic Management Decisions. He contributes to the understanding of the effect of managerial risk attitude on the relationship between corporate governance and managerial compensation. His recent research on managerial compensation and risk taking has been funded by ESRC, the UK's most prestigious social science funding body. Yacine is currently serving as the associate editor of Frontiers in Finance and Economics Journal which presents original peer reviewed research in Finance and Economics that is applicable to the business community at large.
He serves as an ad-hoc referee in several academic journals and acts as an external examiner of two academic institutions. He is currently supervising two PhD students. He is a frequent contributor to a wide range of national and international conferences. He has published extensively and his papers have appeared in top international academic journals such as Economic Journal, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Banking and Finance.
Yacine Belghitar
Yacine Belghitar
Professor of Corporate Finance, Head of Finance and Accounting Group
Yacine is Professor of Corporate Finance and Head of Finance and Accounting Group. Prior to coming to Cranfield School of Management, Yacine taught and did research at Middlesex and Durham Universities. He held the positions of Research Leader for the group of accounting and finance and Director of the MSc in Finance. He has successfully supervised and externally examined several Doctoral students. He is an independent advisor on corporate financial strategy and governance.
Yacine's domain of research is at the intersection of Finance, Small Business and Corporate Strategic Management Decisions. He contributes to the understanding of the effect of managerial risk attitude on the relationship between corporate governance and managerial compensation. His recent research on managerial compensation and risk taking has been funded by ESRC, the UK's most prestigious social science funding body. Yacine is currently serving as the associate editor of Frontiers in Finance and Economics Journal which presents original peer reviewed research in Finance and Economics that is applicable to the business community at large.
He serves as an ad-hoc referee in several academic journals and acts as an external examiner of two academic institutions. He is currently supervising two PhD students. He is a frequent contributor to a wide range of national and international conferences. He has published extensively and his papers have appeared in top international academic journals such as Economic Journal, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Banking and Finance.
Yacine's domain of research is at the intersection of Finance, Small Business and Corporate Strategic Management Decisions. He contributes to the understanding of the effect of managerial risk attitude on the relationship between corporate governance and managerial compensation. His recent research on managerial compensation and risk taking has been funded by ESRC, the UK's most prestigious social science funding body. Yacine is currently serving as the associate editor of Frontiers in Finance and Economics Journal which presents original peer reviewed research in Finance and Economics that is applicable to the business community at large.
He serves as an ad-hoc referee in several academic journals and acts as an external examiner of two academic institutions. He is currently supervising two PhD students. He is a frequent contributor to a wide range of national and international conferences. He has published extensively and his papers have appeared in top international academic journals such as Economic Journal, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Banking and Finance.