About us

Alex Lazaridis founded Laz Partners in 2018, following a successful decade working in Macro Research Sales where he covered buy-side macro & multi-asset desks across London, Paris, MENA, and the US. After building a strong track record in the macro space, Alex transitioned into executive search to offer his clients top-quality talent advisory services, underpinned by a wealth of industry expertise. His decision to move into executive search was driven by many of his clients expressing that they were unhappy with the search firms that were already operating in the industry, given the lack of in-depth technical knowledge and understanding of markets, as well as a sub-par candidate and client experience.

Since inception, Alex and the team at Laz Partners have completed over 170 search assignments across 3 continents. Alex also regularly advises clients on team re-structures, hiring strategy, and succession planning.

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

Tom Warren has over ten years of recruitment experience delivering on front office mandates to hedge funds, proprietary trading houses and investment banks. He joined Laz Partners in 2024 to mainly focus on portfolio management, research, trading, and analytics searches within our Global Macro and Multi-Asset desk.

Tom holds a BSc in Economics from Newcastle University, and in the past has held positions at the Population Health Sciences Institute - contributing to an academic paper in health economics - and Aviva Investors in the City of London.

Outside of work, Tom spends his time being a dad to his one year old son and questioning why he is a Leeds United fan.

Sven Dwars joined Laz Partners in 2022 and is responsible for Credit across the UK, Continental Europe and Dubai.  His primary focus from a talent perspective is on placing Credit Portfolio Managers and Credit Analysts across our Asset Management, Hedge Fund and Banking clients.

Sven has successfully placed multiple Credit Analysts and Portfolio Managers into a range of firms across different geographies.

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 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, 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 hedge funds, asset managers and asset owners.  Since joining Laz Partners, Belén has placed analysts in Dubai and Europe, into a range of firms.

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 focusing on strategic planning, ensuring the achievement of performance goals and long-term operational objectives.  Other areas of focus include active involvement in the firm’s growth strategy, ensuring a best-in-class employee & client experience, overseeing the firm’s marketing strategy, and monitoring key metrics for day-to-day operations.

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.

Praveen Pandey joined Laz Partners in 2024 as CRM and Data Analyst.  Praveen brings extensive expertise in data quality assurance, integrity, and security.

Praveen helps Laz Partners ensure data accuracy and consistency, while also optimising our technological infrastructure and AI capabilities. Praveen holds a postgraduate degree in computer science. 

Outside of work, he enjoys playing cricket, football, and traveling with his wife and son.