Lara joined the Atrato Group in October 2018 and is responsible the management of the COO function and Atrato’s corporate development activities. Lara is a member of the Atrato Group Investment Committee and the Leadership Team. Prior to joining Atrato, Lara spent 18 years at Lloyds Banking Group, latterly as a Director in the corporate solutions team. Before that she held a variety of roles in the capital markets division, focused on non-performing loan disposals, structured products and debt syndication, giving her extensive real estate and infrastructure experience. Lara studied Economics and Business Studies at the University of Edinburgh.