Pacific AM appoints Will Thompson as first chief sustainability officer

Added as manager to second fund range

Will Thompson has taken on the role of chief sustainability officer at Pacific Asset Management and been appointed manager on a second fund, Investment Week can reveal.

In his new role, Thompson will be responsible for delivering the firm's sustainable investment strategy and will chair its responsible investment committee. Pacific's Thompson: 'Asset managers tend to oversell complexity' The committee oversees Pacific AM's responsible investment policy framework and the ESG-related risk within portfolios, as well as supporting ESG integration through data, tools and analysis. It also approves principles for responsible investment submissions and supports engagement activity. He will retain his duties as portfolio manager of the Pacific Multi-Asset...