Zarina Kalapesi joined the MFF Group in February 2025 as Senior Adviser – Distribution. Prior to this, Zarina was Head of Institutional Business at Magellan Asset Management since in 2011 where she was responsible for building Magellan’s institutional business across Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) and Canada focusing on Magellan’s Global Equity and Global Listed Infrastructure strategies. Furthermore, Zarina was responsible for obtaining numerous buy ratings with major global consultants.

Prior to Magellan, Zarina gained more than 11 years' financial services experience (including extensive experience in the institutional marketplace across the UK, Australia and Japan), most recently as the head of institutional business (UK) and head of global consultant relationships at Orbis Investment Advisory. Zarina also held investment consulting roles at Mercer and Russell Investments. Zarina holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Science from The University of Melbourne, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in both Australia and the UK.