This year’s management offsite brought our leadership team together at The Grove, just outside London, for one and a half days to review the past three years and set our strategic direction for the next three.
Driven by our culture
Nilesh Jethwa, our CEO, opened with our culture and the central role it plays in everything we do. He spoke about how it has shaped the way we work, how we operate as a collective, and how it continues to guide us as we grow. Culture is one of the five priorities of our strategic direction, alongside capabilities, technology, distribution, and revenue.
Looking back at the last three years
Joost Burgerhout, Head of Financial Products, and David Cohen, Head of Hedging Solutions. Reflected on the performance of their respective businesses and shared their projections and priorities ahead.
Joost reflected on the team’s progress, highlighting strong regional momentum, a growing and diversified client base, and opportunities to further scale distribution and automation.
David Cohen, our Head of Hedging Solutions, reviewed recent performance and highlighted priorities such as expanding into new jurisdictions, strengthening internal partnerships, and increasing agility as the client base and underlying diversification grow.
Pierre Girma, Head of Solutions Technology, and Dipan Mistry, Head of Solutions Trade Origination Business Management, discussed the ambitious digitalisation programme and the expanding role of AI in improving efficiency, enhancing workflows and enhancing client service.
Mehdi Mlaiki, our Head of Trading, provided an update on the transformation across Trading, Quants and Technology. He outlined the plan to build an investment-grade trading platform and the progress already underway.
Jack Taylor, our Head of Solutions Trading & Technology Business Management, then provided further insight into how trading and technology teams are working together to refine system performance, evolve processes and support more seamless delivery across the platform.
Maren Strohbuecker, our Chief Strategist and COO, outlined the incredible success we have had from an organic growth perspective and how our growth strategy is evolving. She presented an ambitious plan and framework that will guide both our continued organic expansion and carefully selected inorganic opportunities for Solutions.
From a TV show to team building
The team got together for a game of Betrayal, an adaptation of the popular TV show. This was a fun opportunity to work together and strengthen relationships.
Key Takeaways
The strength of our culture: Culture remains a central part of our success, bringing us together as a collective and driving us forward as the business continues to grow and evolve.
A clear strategic vision: Priorities have been set for the next three years across culture, capabilities, technology, distribution and commercial outcomes, supporting the business growth ambitions.
Continued global momentum: Both Financial Products and Hedging Solutions see strong regional performance and clear opportunities for further growth.
Technology and AI as enablers of growth: Significant progress in digitalisation and modernisation is supporting the business to scale efficiently and serve clients more effectively.
Strengthened collaboration: Bringing colleagues from around the world together created valuable alignment and deeper connectivity between teams.
A strong foundation for the next phase: The business is well-positioned to build on its success to date while entering new markets thoughtfully.
As the team left The Grove the focus was clear: stay aligned, execute with discipline and continue building confidently for the future.
