Meet the Team
Meet our Business Development, Client Services and Partnership Management teams
Oliver Leeds
Commercial Director
Oliver is responsible for driving London & Partners' interaction with the private sector. This includes our commercial partners in both the FDI and hospitality & leisure sectors, along with sponsorship arrangements, secondments and strategic deals. Before joining London & Partners, Oliver was Commercial Director at Think London, prior to which he held a number of positions within Barclays Bank, including leading the Inward Investment team where he assisted more than 500 companies establish a presence in the UK.
Stepan Bedelian
Senior Business Development Manager
Stepan joined London & Partners in March 2008, having worked in the financial services sector with Aviva where he developed strong business relationships with clients like Lloyds Banking and Nationwide. After eight years in financial services, he switched sectors to international property sales and consultancy. Passionate about London, Stepan was born here and has lived here all his life.
Peter Spring
Business Development Manager
Peter joined the Business Tourism team in 2007. His role focused on delivering networking events, major exhibitions and marketing campaigns to Partners. Since 2009 he has worked in the New Business team managing interest from private-sector businesses from Tourism, Inward Investment and Higher Education markets. Peter was born in England and raised in South Africa. After reading English and Drama at university he returned to the UK in 2007. He loves London's restaurants, theatres and nightlife.
Lisa Williams
Head of Client Services
Having worked with our Partners since 2007, Lisa currently leads the Client Services team, ensuring our Partners make the most of their relationship with us, developing new benefits and better ways of working. Lisa has more than eight years' Client Servicing and Account Management experience spanning a variety of sectors, including education and outdoor expeditions and development. A keen sportswoman, Lisa has a BSc in Sports, Exercise & Coaching Science and regularly competes in long distance open water races.
Aly Garvey
Client Services Manager
As Client Services Manager, Aly has enjoyed working with Partners since 2008 and loves combining her talent for managing clients with her passion for London. She is dedicated to ensuring Partners are optimising their relationship and making sure they are happy. Prior to joining London & Partners, Aly worked for several years as the Client Services Manager for a London media company, Electric Airwaves, handling FTSE 100 clients and playing a key role in expanding the business. She then worked in Sydney followed by a stint at Saatchi & Saatchi, building up more than eight years of Client Management experience. Aly loves the views of London from Greenwich Park and the buzz of Soho.
Lisa Taylor
Client Services Manager
Lisa is the newest member of the team having joined in June 2011. She previously worked for Think London (the FDI aspect of London & Partners) which included a six-month secondment in New York encouraging American businesses to set up in London. Now Lisa looks after a wide range of partners, from hotel chains to museums to beer houses, and she really enjoys building relationships with her great partners. Lisa loves the architecture of London and walking along the Southbank and couldn't wait to get back to her favourite city even when she was in New York!
Barry Kent
Senior e-Commerce Manager
Barry is responsible for generating revenue from the London & Partners website and managing a large number of B2B relationships. He is also responsible for the e-commerce element of all major London & Partners commercial projects, as well as being involved in many non-e-commerce related commercial projects. Previous experience includes managing a team of 30 sales agents at lastminute.com.
Julie Guthrie
Partnership Marketing Manager
Julie recently joined the team as Partnership Marketing Manager. Julie is a passionate Londoner and loves nothing more than to be a tourist in her home city. Her background is in marketing, digital and relationship management and she's a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. Julie's previous experience includes: marketing digital platforms; managing the price comparison service and online distribution at VisitBritain; undertaking business development and marketing at University of Roehampton London; and consumer marketing at British Waterways.