Who Are We?
Here is the core Swordpoint team. We have exceptionally strong professional experience, including banking & financial services, insurance, television, marketing and the military. Between us, we can work fluently in English, French, Spanish, German and Italian.
He has coached management teams in some of the leading international transactions and has personally worked on the communication support of many leading CEO and pitch teams.
Prior to Swordpoint, Ba spent 7 years as Managing Director in another consultancy, managing their most important client relationships.
As Head of Transaction Advisory he also initiated and delivered coaching to management teams in the most important sell-side and capital markets transactions the firm supported. He also ran their business in Asia.
His career has also included Partnership of Korn/Ferry International, Shipping Finance with H. Clarkson & Company and Banking with Barclays Merchant Bank.
A consistent derelict on the ‘Tebbit Test’, he dreams of a Polo Estancia in Argentina.
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He’s spent 15 years based in Singapore, working across Asia Pacific. He has helped companies raise more than $20 billion, worked on numerous billion dollar transactions. In total, he has coached more than half the partners and MD’s at Singapore’s largest bank, law firm and accounting firm as well as coached at board level at more than half of Singapore’s top ten listed companies.
It could be argued that his communication skills started as a race horse commentator in Nairobi 30 years ago. He now splits his time between London and Asia. He is married with three children.
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Edoardo has coached management teams worldwide on Equity Capital Markets and M&A for close to 20 years, including in Italian and French.
Clients have enjoyed Edoardo sharing the deal-winning expertise he has acquired over the years. This includes coaching and training assignments in sectors ranging from financial institutions to natural resources or even building the confidence of elite sports people.
His business and languages degrees have underpinned his professional career. He started as a broker on the Baltic Exchange, specialising on the dry bulk market, before moving to place the covers for top sports risks as a Lloyd’s Broker at Willis.
Edoardo attended the “Leading Professional Services Firm” executive programme at Harvard Business school.
His Italian passion is reflected in his love for his family and cars, taking any opportunity to organise tours of Italy and beyond!
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Evan Houtrides advises the leaders of top global corporations in using strategic communications to achieve superior business results.
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Guylaine is an expert in key message delivery and personal effectiveness.
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Ilaria is an experienced Coaching Psychologist who applies behavioural and strategic insights to help individuals enhance their capabilities, resilience and performance.
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James has acquired a deep expertise in speech and communication advisory over more than two decades.
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Katrin joined in 2021 bringing a wealth of experience from the legal sector as well as a passion to support her clients to communicate effectively including in German and Italian.
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His Diplomatic and Business experience is worldwide, with particular expertise in the USA, Turkey and the Middle East.
No stranger to running businesses himself, he started his first company in 1979 and he is director of a mining company in South West Cornwall.
Married, he lives in rural East Sussex, restores and races classic cars, sails, supports numerous countryside initiatives and is restoring a 14th Century house.
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In addition to advising on specific events, such as new business pitches, conference speeches, product launches and financial roadshows, Roly has conducted coaching programmes all over the world. His articles have been published by Harvard and London Business Schools.
A hardened warrior over thirty years in the communications world, Roly started his working life as an Irish Guardsman, including as an Equerry to the Queen Mother.
Nothing pleases him more than casting a fly on the river near his Wiltshire home and pottering around his garden on some new development project.
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He spent 6 years in the British Army and was Equerry to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.
William is married with two children, living on a farm in Gloucestershire. He is passionate about skiing, country sports, agriculture and house renovations.
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Leading Edge Communication from experienced professionals
Swordpoint discreetly advises many of the world’s leading executives and businesses, to help them communicate their messages better, to achieve more and to win more business.
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