LSE Focal Point Podcast

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Ken Towle, the Chief Executive Officer of Nisa at the Co-op. Prior to his current role, he was the President of Fashion & Teens at M. H. Alshaya Co., a Senior Advisor at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) where he advised on digital and format development, the Group Executive Committee Director and Managing Dire...

Join us for another excellent episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Stuart Lewis, the Chief Risk Officer at Deutsche Bank. Prior to his current role, he was the Deputy Chief Risk Officer, Chief Risk Officer of the Corporate & Investment Bank and Chief Credit Officer at Deutsche Bank. Stuart has also worked at Credit Suisse and Continental Illinois National Bank in London. He did...

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Bjorn von Siemens, the Founder of Caresyntax and the Managing Director of surgical.ai. Prior to his current roles, Bjorn worked in the Healthcare Consumer sector at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), the Insurance and Healthcare sector at Bain & Company, and the Private Equity Analyst Healthcare sector at Droege...

Join us for another superb episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Marc-Alexander Christ, the Co-Founder of SumUp. Prior to founding SumUp, he co-founded Miosato (an online fashion gallery), was the Head of Sales at Groupon, was a Vice President and Founding Member of the German Real Estate Structured Finance Team at JP Morgan and an Associate at European Investors. Marc-Alexander has...

Join us for another amazing episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Hila Klein, the COO of Fiverr. Prior to joining Fiverr, Hila was the Director of House Gaming, the Vice President, Casino & Bingo and the Senior Vice President, Head of Product Technologies Division at 888 Holdings Plc. She holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering from Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Record...

Join us for another astounding episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Prakash Kannan, the Chief Economist and Head of Total Portfolio Management at GIC. Prior to his role at GIC, Prakash was an Economist at the Research Department of the IMF (International Monetary Fund), a desk economist for Turkey in the European Department of the IMF and an economist at the Central Bank of Malaysia...

Join us for another remarkable episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Scott Beiser, the CEO of Houlihan Lokey. Prior to his current role, he led the Infrastructure Services and Trials practices at Houlihan Lokey where he specialised in investment banking services for engineering and construction businesses and was a Senior Financial Analyst at Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Co...

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Ryan Burke, the Global Private Leader at EY. Prior to his current role at EY, he was the Global Growth Markets Leader, where he led EY Growth Markets strategy and operations, and the Global TAS Consumer Products and Retail Sector Leader at EY. Ryan was also the Vice-President at Chartwell Capital and is currently a...

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Radu Maftei, Finance and Accounting Vice President Northern Europe at Proctor & Gamble. After graduating from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, he joined Proctor & Gamble in the Financial Analysis group for the Balkan Markets. Radu has spent time working in Dubai, Cincinnati and Geneva. Recorded in...

Join us for another outstanding episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Solita Marcelli, the Chief Investment Officer for the Americas at UBS Global Wealth Management. Prior to her role at UBS, Solita worked at J.P. Morgan as the Global Head of Fixed Incomes, Currencies and Commodities in Global Wealth Management, Equity Researcher in the Restaurants and Beverages sector at Thomas Weis...

Join us for another superb episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Salim Ramji, the Global Head of ETFs and Index Investment and Senior Managing Director at BlackRock. Prior to his current role at BlackRock, he was the Head of BlackRock's Wealth Advisory business and Global Head of Corporate Strategy, a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company where he led the Asset & Wealth Manage...

Join us for another fascinating episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Sherry Madera, the Former Chief Industry & Government Affairs Officer at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), and current Chair of The Future of Sustainable Data Alliance. Prior to her role at LSEG, she was the Chief Industry & Government Affairs Officer at Refinitiv, the Minister-Counsellor and Director...

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Vernon Hill, the Founder and Former Chairman of MetroBank and Current CEO and Chairman of Republic First Bancorp. Following his graduation from Wharton School, Vernon founded a real estate firm to find and develop sites for McDonald's, founded Commerce Bancorp of Cherry Hill New Jersey, where he was also the Former C...

Join us for another fascinating episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by John Steel, the CEO of Cafedirect. Prior to his role at Cafedirect, he was the Chair of UK Fairtrade Leaders and a London Leaders Mentor for the London Sustainable Development Commission.  Recorded in November 2021.

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Kiran Bhatraju, the Founder and CEO of Arcadia. Prior to his role at Arcadia, he was a Co-Founder and Director of Business Development at American Efficient, a Fellow at Truman National Security Project and a Legislative Assistant at the U.S. House of Representatives. Kiran is also a Board Member at AppHarvest and on...

Join us for another remarkable episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by David Durlacher, the CEO of Julius Baer International. Prior to his current role at Julius Baer, he was the Head of Relationship Management at Julius Baer and a Director at Merrill Lynch. David graduated from the University of Edinburgh and is a Member of the Chairman's Advisory Group at the British Museum. Recorded...

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Amelia Pan, a Managing Partner in ESG Advisory at PJT Partners. Prior to her role at PJT Partners, she was a Partner at the Brunswick Group, an Executive Director at J.P. Morgan and a Vice President at Casenove in New York. Amelia has a Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Business from the University of Cambridge,...

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Timothy Bannister, the Director of Data Services and Overseas at Rightmove. Prior to his role at Rightmove, he was a Senior Associate at Booz & Company and a Vice President in Institutional Equity Sales at HSBC. Tim graduated from Wharton School with an MBA, after attending Durham University for his undergradua...

Join us for another excellent episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Marie Dzanis, the CEO of Northern Trust Global Investments and the Executive Vice-President and Head of EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) at Northern Trust Asset Management. Prior to her role at Northern Trust, she was an Eastern US Manager at BlackRock in iShares and a Vice President at J.P. Morgan Asset Managem...

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Shintaro Okuno, the Head of Bain Tokyo and a Partner at Bain & Company working in the Technology, Consumer Products, Mergers & Acquisitions and Strategies practices. Prior to his role at Bain, he worked in the business planning division of the Central Japan Railway Company. He went to Kyoto University for his...

Join us for another remarkable episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Symon Drake-Brockman, a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Pemberton Asset Management Group. Prior to his role at Pemberton, he was the CEO and Managing Partner, Global Head of Debt Markets at RBS Global Banking and Markets, and the Managing Partner and Global Head of Debt Markets at ING Barings. Symon graduated fro...

Join us for another fascinating episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Oliver Haarmann, a Founding Partner of Searchlight. Prior to his role at Searchlight, he was a partner at KKR & Co L.P. in London. Oliver graduated from Brown University and has an MBA from Harvard Business School. He serves as a trustee of ArtAngel, Brown University, IntoUniversity and Surgo Foundation. Record...

Join us for another excellent episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by James Yamanaka, the Director of North Asia at British American Tobacco. Prior to his current role, James was a Strategy and Planning Manager at British American Tobacco and he has also held positions at Deloitte and Diamond Cluster International. He has degrees from the University of California and the London Busines...

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Paul Donovan, the Chief Economist of UBS Global Wealth Management. Prior to his current role, he was a Managing Director in Global Economics where he was responsible for presenting the bank's global economic outlook to clients, and identifying key trends in the world economy. He is also the Co-Founder of Peter Culv...

Join us for another inspiring episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Randall Lanham, the Founder of Road Runner Media. Prior to his role at Road Runner Media, he graduated from Whittier Law School and University of Delaware in Criminal Justice/Police Sciences. Recorded in June 2021.