

LSE Focal Point Podcast
LSESU Business and Investment Group
The Focal Point Podcast, founded in 2020 by Daniel Tamary MacLeod with special mention to Seongyun Hong, is the official podcast of the LSESU Business and Investment Group. Weekly episodes featuring industry-changing leaders from across the professional landscape are uploaded to provide exclusive insights and enhance commercial awareness. To find more and summaries of our episodes, visit our LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lse-focal-point!
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Jun 9, 2022 • 20min
Evonne Tan - Head of Barclays Private Bank, Singapore
Join us for another outstanding episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Evonne Tan, the Head of Barclays Private Bank, Singapore and a Member of the Barclays Singapore Management Team. Prior to her current role, she was an Executive Director at UBS, the CEO and Founder of Magenta Advisors and an Executive Director at Morgan Stanley in Asset/Liability Structuring Sales. Evonne is also an Unreasonable Mentor and has a Masters in Wealth Management from the Simon Business School (University of Rochester) and a Masters in Advanced Studies in Finance from the University of Bern.
Recorded in March 2022.

Jun 7, 2022 • 22min
Aya Kawamoto - Managing Director at Nomura
Join us for another superb episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Aya Kawamoto, an Executive Director at Nomura. Prior to her current role, she was a Director in the Fixed Income Department at Credit Suisse. Aya got her law degree from Keio University in Tokyo.
Recorded in January 2022.

Apr 21, 2022 • 15min
Marco Staccoli - Managing Director IB FIG at Jefferies
Join us for another inspiring episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Marco Staccoli, a Managing Director in Investment Banking FIG at Jefferies. Prior to his current role, he was a Managing Director IB FIG at Credit Suisse and a Vice President IB FIG at J.P. Morgan. Marco got his Master's degree from the LSE.
Recorded in February 2022.

Apr 19, 2022 • 20min
Dean Maki - Chief Economist at Point72 Asset Management
Join us for another marvellous episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Dean Maki, the Chief Economist at Point72 Asset Management. Prior to his current role, he was a Managing Director and Chief US Economist at Barclays where he analysed and forecasted the US economy and monetary and fiscal policy, the Vice President of Economic Research at J.P. Morgan, US economist at Putnam Investments and Senior Economist on the Federal Reserve Board. Dean holds a PhD in economics from Stanford University and BA in economics from St. Olaf College.
Recorded in February 2022

Apr 14, 2022 • 20min
Sanjay Bahadur - Deputy Executive Vice President and Head of Group Strategy and Business Development at Nestle
Join us for another fantastic episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Sanjay Bahadur, the Deputy Executive Vice President and Head of Group Strategy and Business Development at Nestle. Prior to his current role, he has held a variety of roles at Nestle including the CFO of the Greater China Region and has represented Nestle on the Board of Froneri Lux Topco Sarl, Luxembourg. Sanjay is also a member of the Advisory Board of Imperial College Business School, London.
Recorded in January 2022

Apr 12, 2022 • 18min
Andrei Milekin - Managing Director and Head of Telecoms and Digital Infrastructure IB EMEA at Nomura
Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Andrei Milekhin, a Managing Director and the Head of Telecoms and Digital Infrastructure Investment Banking EMEA (part of Greentech, Industrials & Infrastructure Group) at Nomura. Prior to his current role, he was an Executive Director in EMEA TMT Investment Banking at Nomura, a Director in Mergers and Acquisitions at VimpelCom and Vice President in EMEA TMT Investment Banking at UBS. Andrei got his bachelor's degree from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.
Recorded in February 2022

Apr 7, 2022 • 23min
Antonio Belloni - Group Managing Director at LVMH
Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Antonio Belloni, the Group Managing Director at LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Prior to his current role, he was the President of Proctor and Gamble, and as the Group Managing Director, he is responsible for strategic and operational management of Group companies. Antonio has a degree in economics from the University of Pavia in Italy.
Recorded in January 2022

Apr 5, 2022 • 21min
John Mangelaars - CEO of Skyscanner
Join us for another fascinating episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by John Mangelaars, the CEO of Skyscanner. Prior to his current role, he worked as the CEO of Travix International and the Vice President of Advertising and Online at Microsoft. John currently is also the Non Executive Director of International Personal Finance Plc.
Recorded in February 2022.

Mar 31, 2022 • 19min
Laurent Feniou - Managing Director at Cartier UK
Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Laurent Feniou, a Managing Director at Cartier UK. Prior to his current role, he worked as a Managing Director at Rothschild, a Vice President at Credit Suisse and a Navy Officer for the French Embassy. Laurent went to the ESCP Business School where he studied Finance.
Recorded in January 2022.

Mar 29, 2022 • 18min
Kim Morgan-Verlaque - Chief Business Integrity Officer at Unilever
Join us for another amazing episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Kim Morgan-Verlaque, the Chief Business Integrity Officer at Unilever. Prior to her current role, she worked as the Global General Counsel Home Care and GC Africa at Unilever, Chief of Staff for Barclays Africa Compliance and was the Head of Legal, UK Retail Bank, at Barclays and was seconded to Barclays Africa where she worked in Johannesburg, South Africa. Kim has also worked as a Senior Legal Counsel at GE Money, a Vice President at Morgan Stanley and the Head of Litigation at Marks and Spencers.
Recorded in January 2022.


