Serene Hamzawi is a Managing Partner at Sousou Partners in our London office with responsibility for the firm's business in Asia. With primary focus on Asia Pacific markets, Serene also covers senior assignments in Europe and the Middle East.

Serene has over 16 years experience in business development and international expansion. Prior to joining Sousou Partners, Serene spent eight years at Trading Technologies, where she was responsible for global strategic accounts and was an integral part of building the business in Europe and expanding into Asia. Serene completed her MBA at Cass Business School specialising in International Business, and received her "Maîtrise de Sciences de Gestion" from the Sorbonne. She speaks fluent French and Arabic, and basic Spanish and Japanese.

Maaike is a Managing Partner in our London office with primary responsible for client coverage across Europe and the Middle east and Operations.

Prior to joining Sousou Partners, Maaike worked for Aimia previuosly known as Carlson Marketing and British Airways. She has over 18 years of management experience with a strong record in Client Services, Marketing and Human Resources. She has led large diverse teams in Amesterdam, Brussels, Scandinavia and London. Maaike obtained her MBA from Rotterdam School of Management and has a BA (Hons) in Business Studies. She speaks fluent Dutch and basic French and Greek.

Jennifer Novack is a Managing Partner and Head of our New York office, with responsibility for the firm’s business in the Americas. Primarily focused on the American markets, Jennifer also works on behalf of global clients seeking to expand internationally. She covers Real Estate, Infrastructure and Hospitality.

Prior to joining Sousou Partners, Jennifer worked for five years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. in the Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities division. She covered macro, relative value and quantitative hedge funds for all foreign exchange products, including derivatives and emerging markets. During her time at Goldman Sachs, she worked in New York and London. Jennifer graduated from Harvard University with a B.A. in Economics and citation in Mandarin Chinese. She is a native of New York City, and speaks Spanish, German and Mandarin.

Ghada Sousou is the CEO of Sousou Partners.

Ghada conducts senior management recruiting assignments for clients globally. Ghada began her career in Executive Search with a London-based search firm where she became Partner heading the Real Estate Group. Before founding Sousou Partners, Ghada spent five years as a Fund Manager at Wafra Investment Advisory Group in New York where she was responsible for building and managing a portfolio of equity and treasury investments in Latin America, Southern Europe and the Middle East. Ghada completed her MBA at Babson Graduate School focusing on Entrepreneurship and Finance, and received her BA in Computer Science from Boston College. She speaks fluent Arabic and French, and basic Greek and Spanish.