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WOL KOLADE
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RIC LEWIS
Managing Partner, ISIS Equity Partners Chief Executive, Curzon Global partners/ Snr MD IXIS AEW Europe
WHEN WOL won the ‘Personality AS CHIEF Executive of London-
of the Year’ award at the based real estate investment
M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions management and fund-creation
Diversity Works for London (DWfL) engages with businesses to
magazine) Awards dinner in company Curzon and Senior
February it was testament to MD of its European property- promote the benefits of a diverse workforce and supplier base. As a key
his endearing character and investment parent company,
professional leadership. At ISIS AEW Europe, Ric directs
programme of the London Development Agency (LDA), it encompasses
Wol has overall responsibility investment strategy and
all six strands of diversity: age, ethnicity, disability, gender, religion or
for the leadership and strategic portfolio management. Under his
development of the company, and direction, the company, whose
belief and sexual orientation.
active involvement in investments portfolio value sits at £17bn,
ranging from Care Management has won industry awards for its
Group to MORI, the UK’s largest investment performance. Ric’s
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Biennale. His work during his time Jonathan’s star is still in the ascendancy. Previously, Jonathan,
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as offi cial war artist in Iraq, Queen who grew up on a Leeds council estate, has been Strategy Director
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