LSE Focal Point Podcast

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by David Lloyd, the General Manager of UK, Netherlands and Nordics at Alibaba. Prior to his role at Alibaba, he was a Sector Lead in Retail and Technology at Google, and a consultant at Breakthrough, a human rights group. David graduated from the University of Oxford after studying English and French. Recorded in June 2021.

Join us for another amazing episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Christian Berchem, the Head of Private Banking at Credit Suisse. Prior to his role at Credit Suisse, he was a Managing Director at Barclays Wealth and Investment Management and Head of Euro Equity Sales at J.P. Morgan. Christian graduated from Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management. Recorded in June 2021.

Join us for another inspiring episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Luke Spells! Mr Spells is a Managing Director at Citi in the Investment Banking Division. Prior to his role at Citi, he worked at Hawkpoint specialising in UK M&A and before that was at Citi doing TMT Investment Banking. Luke is a graduate from the University of Bristol. Recorded in March 2021.

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Guy Hands! Mr Hands is the Founder and Chairman at Terra Firma Capital Partners, one of the largest Private Equity firms in Europe. Prior to founding Terra Firma, he was at Nomura International where he established the Principal Finance Group which eventually spun out to Terra Firma, and at Goldman Sachs International where he became the Head of Eurobond Trading and Head of the Global Asset Structuring Group. Guy is the President of the 'Access for Excellence' to promote access to higher education in the UK, and has an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University. Recorded in June 2021.

Join us for another interesting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Maximilian Kunkel! Mr Kunkel is the Chief Investment Officer in Global Family Office and a Managing Director at UBS. Prior to his current role, he has been the Regional Chief Investment Officer in Germany and Austria and the Head UHNW Investment Specialists in Latin America. Maximilian has completed a Masters at the LSE in Management after other degrees from the CEMS and King's College London. Recorded in April 2021.

Join us for another brilliant episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Spiro Youakim! Mr Youakim is a Managing Director and the Global Head of Natural Resources at Lazard. Prior to Lazard, he was a Managing Director at Citi and Vice President at Credit Lyonnais. Spiro has also completed a Masters in Business Administration at Institut Supérieur de Gestion. Recorded in March 2021.

Join us for another remarkable episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Andrew Koval! Mr Koval is the Global Co-Head of Leveraged Finance & EMEA Head of Global Credit Finance at State Street. In his role, Andrew manages a platform of over $10 billion in leveraged loan, CLO and fund finance investments. Prior to his role at State Street, he was a Credit Funds Manager at Intermediate Capital Group and a Debt Manager at 3i Group. Recorded in March 2021.

Join us for another inspiring episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by David Chubak! Mr Chubak is the CEO of US Retail Banking at Citi. Prior to his present role at Citi, David has held roles including Head of Global Retail Bank & Consumer Lending and Head of Global Retail Bank & Mortgages. He has also been a Partner at McKinsey & Company. Currently David is the Chairman of the New York American Heart Association Board and a Member of the Board of Trustees at the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Centre for Sustainable Business. Recorded in March 2021.

Join us for an exceptional episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Brian Moynihan! Mr Moynihan is the CEO and Chairman at Bank of America (BoA). In 2020, he was named the CEO of the Year by the Chief Executive Magazine. After he graduated from Brown University and the University of Notre Dame Law School, Brian worked at Edwards & Angell LLP. He joined Fleet Boston bank and after its merger with BoA, he became the President of Global Wealth and Investment Management. Brain was named the CEO of Merrill Lynch after its sale to BoA, and became the CEO in 2010. Recorded in June 2021.

Join us for another exciting episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Ken Walsh! Mr Walsh is the Head of Deals at PwC UK. As Head of Deals, he is responsible for PwC's Transaction Services, Corporate Finance, Forensics and Restructuring businesses. Ken has worked with many private equity and corporate clients in buying and selling assets globally. He is also a graduate of Dublin City University. Recorded in April 2021.