Alex Lazaridis founded Laz Partners in 2017, after spending nearly nearly a decade in macro research sales covering buy-side clients in London, Paris, and New York. His decision to move from the sell-side to executive search was driven by a desire to deliver a top-level, targeted search service for his clients that had expressed they were unhappy with the search firms they were currently working with.

Previously, Alex was part of the macro sales team at MRB Partners, a top-ranked investment strategy firm, where he played a key role in helping expand MRB’s client base and was a consistent top performer. Before MRB, Alex worked in macro research sales at BMI Research (a Fitch Group Company), where he helped grow team revenues by over 200%.

Alex holds a BA in Economics from Davidson College, USA. Outside of work Alex enjoys reading, anything fitness-related, sailing, cycling and travelling.

Sven Dwars joined Laz Partners in 2022 as an Associate and is responsible for our Hedge Fund, Asset Management, Pension Fund and Banking clients across continental Europe.

His primary focus from a talent perspective is on placing Portfolio Managers, Strategists, and Analysts in the Macro, Rates, Multi-Asset, and Global Credit space.

Prior to joining Laz Partners, Sven has been an active investor in real estate projects in South Africa since 2016, developing and building affordable housing and commercial units in Cape Town Area with local partners.

Sven started his corporate career in The Netherlands in 2011, where he worked in Commercial & Merchant banking at ABN Amro and as an Account Executive at P&G.

Sven moved to London in 2020 and holds a LLM in Financial law from the University of Amsterdam.

Besides working at Laz Partners, Sven enjoys kitesurfing, paragliding, downhill mountain biking, Muay Thai, and reading.

Amar Bharwani joined Laz Partners in 2023 as a new member of the Global Macro Executive Search team. Originally from Hong Kong, Amar graduated in 2022 from The University of Warwick with a degree in law and has spent the past year in the cyber security recruitment space.

Amar’s role at Laz Partners will involve growing our presence in the Global Macro space through working with Traders, Strategists, Economists and Portfolio Managers. He looks forward to connecting Macro professionals with remarkable existing and new clients.

Outside of work, Amar enjoys playing chess, researching finance and reading non-fiction books.

Belén Gomez joined Laz Partners in 2023 as an Associate and is responsible for growing our presence in the Equities space through working closely with Equity Portfolio Managers, Analysts, and Traders, across long-only and long-short strategies. Her geographical focus is on the UK, as well as Continental Europe and the MENA region, with a client base comprising of hedge funds, asset managers and asset owners.

Belén graduated in 2021 from the University of St Andrews with a degree in Arabic and Spanish. As part of her studies she spent time living in both Qatar and Spain. In 2022 she then completed a Master’s degree from the University of Edinburgh in Islamic and Middle Eastern studies.

Outside of work, Belén enjoys travelling, surfing, athletics and cooking. 

Zoe Birri joined Laz Partners in 2023 as Head of Operations. Zoe’s role at Laz Partners involves overseeing operational activities and collaborating with senior staff on strategic planning, ensuring the achievement of performance goals and long-term operational objectives.

Zoe’s extensive background includes her experience at Royal Dutch Shell, where she worked in the Middle East as part of the communications team, with a focus on marketing, investor relations, social investment, budget management and external affairs. 

She is also the creator and founder of one of the UK’s most successful children’s etiquette and social skills schools, with multiple locations across the South East. 

Zoe is a mum to three children and enjoys baking and going on bike rides with her family.