Wells Fargo AM hires ESG global head from S&P Dow Jones Indices

Part of wider ESG push

Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) has hired Hannah Skeates as global head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) from S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI).

Based in London, Skeates will be responsible for creating and executing the strategy for the ESG segment of the business. This includes partnering across the firm's wealth and investment management division to ensure an integrated ESG approach throughout. In her role, she will report to Fredrik Axsater, head of strategic business segments at WFAM. MSCI: How does ESG impact the performance of companies? Skeates spent three years at SPDJI as head of global ESG strategy, responsible for the firm's ESG index product range. Prior to this, she was BlackRock's global head of sustain...