Maria Lebada

Maria partners with investment firms across a broad range of mandates spanning Client Services, Sales and Distribution, Business Development, Marketing and related investment support functions. Her network extends from professionals developing their careers within the sector through to experienced specialists and senior commercial hires.

Maria has developed particular expertise within the Client Services market, working closely with Asset Managers as demand for high-quality RFP and investment content professionals has increased. She understands the increasingly important role these teams play in fundraising, investor engagement and business growth, and the challenges firms face in attracting talent with the right combination of investment knowledge, writing ability and commercial awareness. Her recent thought leadership explores how competition for experienced professionals has intensified as the function has moved closer to fundraising and investor engagement.

Her broader coverage also gives Maria a strong understanding of the complete client and distribution lifecycle, from client services and sales support through to business development and relationship management. Recent mandates have included Business Development Directors, Private Bankers and client service specialists, demonstrating the breadth of her network across the market.

Maria takes a relationship-led approach, investing time in understanding the ambitions of the professionals she represents and the culture, commercial objectives and longer-term growth plans of her clients. This enables her to provide informed market insight while building relationships that extend well beyond an individual hiring process.