Ossiam has announced the appointment of Clarisse Simonek as head of responsible investment and sustainability, along with the promotion of CFO and CRO Philippe Chanzy to deputy CEO.
Reporting to CEO Bruno Poulin, Simonek will lead the firm's responsible investment strategy, sustainability initiatives and related product development, while helping to "consolidate" its commitment to integrating ESG. BlackRock tracker takes bulk of £1.3bn sustainable allocations Simonek joins from the UK's Local Pension Partnership's (LPP) investment strategy department and is currently an academic advisor to the CFA Institute UK on its ESG investing curriculum. She has also previously led the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership's (CISL) initiative to "de...
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