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Can't find the right Mentor & Wellbeing Champion? 

If your preferred Champion is unavailable, or if none of the Champion’s fit your criteria, please get in touch with Katherine, who will seek to understand your requirements and approach some contacts in the YOO MUSE network to find a good fit for you. 

Mentor & Wellbeing Champions

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Partner | Regulatory Compliance Advisory

Joseph Lazaris

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I have significant experience assisting small and medium sized enterprises across the full spectrum of financial services to meet their day-to-day compliance requirements.

I have also acted as Compliance Officer and Money Laundering Reporting Officer for two FCA regulated businesses.

Prior to moving into compliance, I spent several years in the British Army as a soldier in the Royal Military Police and as a complex case investigator in the public sector.

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Partner | Head of Research

Nina Adamenko

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I have 18 years of experience in research.

 

I am a member of a Strategy Committee, responsible for shaping the firm's macro view, asset allocation and day-to-day management of the DFM strategies. I lead the Research Team and deal primarily with direct equities, government bonds and credit.

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Partner | Corporate Law

Claire Rigby

At full capacity as Mentor & Wellbeing Champion.

 

Currently unavailable.

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I am a Corporate Partner in a City of London Law Firm.

 

I read History at the University of Southampton before deciding a career in the law was for me! I joined my Law Firm in 2011 as a trainee. I qualified in 2013 and made Partner in 2024.

I'm enthusiastic about mentoring and believe it is a really useful tool - both for the mentee as well as the mentor.

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COO/CFO | Real Estate Fund Management

John Tatham

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I have a background in real estate finance and investment along with a focus on sustainability.

 

I am keen to share my experience with people wanting to further their careers in sustainable investment​

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Partner | Regulatory Compliance Advisory

Charlene Fletcher

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I am a Regulatory Consulting Partner with 20 years of Financial Services industry experience.

 

I am responsible for managing a portfolio of clients including Private Equity, Investment Advisers and Wealth Managers,.

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Partner | Global Head of Valuations

Stephen Skeels

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I have over 35 years of experience working in the advisory space covering investment banking, M&A and valuations.

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Director | Compliance, Governance & MLRO

Izabela Nowicka

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I have over 15 years of experience in regulated financial services, working across both fast-paced growth businesses and established investment firms.  

 

I hold a Master’s Degree in Law, a European Law Postgraduate Diploma, and an International Diploma in Compliance and Financial Crime. My career has been built on turning complex regulation into practical, real-world solutions that protect clients, strengthen firms, and support long-term, responsible growth.

Alongside my professional role, I am a full-time working mum — a perspective that strongly shapes my mentoring style. I understands the reality of balancing ambition with responsibility, career progression with personal life, and confidence with self-doubt.

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Partner | Commercial Law

John Yates

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Science graduate who jumped ship to work in music business - retail, record label, management and publicity.

 

Fifteen years later I retrained as a lawyer. Now I am a Partner in and Group Head of Commercial Team.

I keep my body and mind in synch through cycling and hiking.

What can I offer? An ear and a range of experience.

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Director | Compliance, Risk & MLRO

Leigh Bunnell

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I am a highly experienced risk and compliance professional and MLRO, with over 25 years in financial services.

I have worked in a variety of roles and sizes of organisations, across most major investment classes, most recently real estate.

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