Mara joined Arwin & Partners in November 2021. Mara was Head of Business Advisory for the North-West Region in Italy in the Wealth & Private Banking Division at UniCredit. Between 2010 and 2020, she spent almost ten years in the CFO Area of UniCredit, as Deputy Head of Group Investor Relations and Head of Fixed Income Investor Relations. During her tenure, she executed three Strategic Plans, a €13bn capital increase and three Financial Plans between €20bn and €30bn, including the issuance of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital instruments. Prior to that, Mara spent nearly fourteen years in Investment Banking. Between 2007 and 2009, she was Co-Head of Branded Goods at UniCredit. Prior to that, she worked on numerous M&A and restructuring transactions. Previously, Mara was an Associate at Lehman Brothers London in the European M&A department and before an Analyst at Mediobanca (Structured Finance)