Emel Kayihan
Director
Emel Kayihan is a Director in Lazard's Shareholder Advisory Group, based in London. With over a decade of experience at Lazard, Emel is a trusted advisor to clients on shareholder activism, trends in corporate governance, and the evolving profiles and behaviors of public shareholders. Her experience has also included advising clients on confidential corporate preparedness and shareholder engagement matters.
During her time with the firm Emel has worked across Lazard’s three principal offices of New York, London, and Paris. Initially joining the Shareholder Advisory Group in New York in 2017, she subsequently played a pivotal role in Paris, helping to develop the same practice in Europe, before assuming her current position in the London office.
Before her involvement with the Shareholder Advisory Group, Emel worked in Lazard's ECM and M&A teams in London. Emel holds an MA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
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