Capital Group hires Rob Hardy from JPMAM as corporate governance director

Newly-created role

Capital Group has appointed Rob Hardy as corporate governance director and a member of the firm’s ESG leadership team.

Hardy joined Capital Group in February from JP Morgan Asset Management, where he was head of investment stewardship for the EMEA region. He will be based in London. At JP Morgan Asset Management he led the formulation and oversight of the firm's ESG strategy and public policy. Prior to joining JP Morgan in 1996, Hardy was a corporate governance and proxy voting specialist at Phillips & Drew Fund Management. Capital Group hires from BlackRock for newly-created role "Rob's years of experience designing and implementing corporate governance and stewardship policies, and overseeing pro...