Natalie Wright, the new head of the Leeds office at Mazars, the international audit, tax and advisory firm, helps family firms leap over hurdles thrown in their way by forces beyond their control. Ms Wright, who is also the firm’s UK head of family business, navigates owner-managers through the personal finance maze to ensure their business will be fighting fit when the time finally comes to pass it on to the next generation.
By having a public platform, she hopes to bring change to a sector which has traditionally been male-dominated. 'It helps me talk about what we do. It's all about breaking down barriers and challenging norms in the financial services sector. 'Around 55 per cent of our graduate intake is female, but the key problem is the drop off in this rate of female participation from senior manager level upwards,’’ she said.