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RI People & Appointments, February 6: UN PRI seeking Director of Global Development
ESG movers and shakers
February 2012
FREE UNEP Finance Initiative chief quits to join private sector in responsible investment role
Will also step down from UN PRI role
February 2012
Aviva Investors names new Chief Responsible Investment Officer
First details of new structure emerge after shake-up
February 2012
Aviva Investors’ SRI team seeks to stay together with new parent
Team leader Michaelis confirms intention
January 2012
Aviva Investors cuts London SRI equity desk amid wider job cull
Formation of new Global Responsible Investment Team
January 2012
RI People & Appointments, January 30: New chairman at Finnish pension giant
RI’s regular round-up of responsible people moves
January 2012
RI People & Appointments, January 23: ex-UN PRI operating chief takes up mission investing post
Ri’s regular round-up of people news
January 2012
RI People & Appointments, January 16: US SIF names four new board members
RI’s regular round-up of people news
January 2012
British Columbia investment giant hires corporate engagement manager
Canadian investor hires engagement specialist from mutual fund firm
January 2012
Threadneedle names new Head of Governance and Responsible Investment
€75bn funds firm hires from rival Aviva Investors
January 2012
RI People & Appointments, January 9: New operations chief at APG
RI’s regular round-up of people news
January 2012
RI People & Appointments, Dec. 19: J.P. Morgan seeks Director of Environmental Performance
RI’s regular round-up of people news
December 2011
RI People & Appointments, December 12: New class actions head at ISS
RI’s regular round-up of people news
December 2011
RI People & Appointments, Dec. 5: Switzerland’s Ethos seeks Enviro & Social Sustainability Head
RI’s regular round-up of people news
December 2011
RI Briefing, Nov. 30: Global Reporting Initiative names new chairman
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
November 2011
RI People & Appointments, November 28: JP Morgan’s environmental markets MD departs
RI’s regular round-up of people news
November 2011
FREE What now for the SRI team at Henderson facing redundancy?
Could a sale to a third-party or a spin-off be on the table?
November 2011
FREE Hermes Fund Managers’ CEO Clarke steps down
Change at the top of major responsible investor
November 2011
FREE Major blow as six-member SRI team at UK fund manager faces redundancy
Leading manager to outsource research to EIRIS
November 2011
RI People & Appointments, Nov. 21: top asset management exec joins BSkyB board
RI’s regular round-up of people news
November 2011
RI People & Appointments, Nov. 14: former SAM research head sets up new firm
RI’s regular round-up of people moves
November 2011
FREE Proxy firm ISS names Aviva’s Marshall as European research head
Asset manager’s regional head joins influential advisory firm
November 2011
RI People & Appointments, November 7: UN PRI marketing chief steps down
RI’s regular Monday people round-up
November 2011
Ethix SRI Advisors nabs RepRisk exec for Denmark expansion
Swedish ESG house expands footprint with key hire
November 2011
FREE Bank of America chief to co-chair new UN sustainable energy group
Senior figures appointed by Secretary General
November 2011
RI People & Appointments, Oct. 31: UKSIF Leadership Programme appointments
RI’s regular round-up of people news
October 2011
GMI’s CEO departs less than a year after merger
Executive Chairman steps in as interim CEO.
October 2011
RI People & Apppointments, Oct. 24: International Integrated Reporting Committee names CEO
RI’s regular round-up of people news
October 2011
Mercer boosts responsible investment consulting team
Consultant nabs leading pension industry sustainability figure
October 2011
RI People & Appointments, October 17: TIAA-CREF seks MD, Global Social & Community Investing
RI’s regular Monday review of people news
October 2011
Norwegian investment giant Storebrand boosts sustainability capability
€50bn finance giant names sustainability strategist
October 2011
RI People & Appointments, Oct. 10: Tributes to Australian RI pioneer Erik Mather
RI’s regular round-up of people moves in the responsible investment field.
October 2011
RI People & Appointments, October 3: Vigeo names UK business development head
RI’s regular Monday morning round-up of people news
October 2011
France’s FRR RI head to leave the fund
Nada Villermain-Lécolier to work on new initiative at France’s CDC.
September 2011
RI People & Appointments, Sept. 26: Former Shell chief to chair Carbon Trust
RI’s regular people round-up
September 2011
United Nations recruiting new CEO for $43.4bn pension fund
New top manager sought for New York-based pension giant
September 2011
RI People & Appointments, Sept. 19: ICGN names three new board members
RI’s regular Monday round-up of people news
September 2011
Institutional Shareholder Services gets new president
MSCI’s corporate secretary Gary Retelny takes over from Stephen Harvey
September 2011
SAM Indexes Managing Director Amandi leaves
Departure of senior figure in sustainable indices sector
September 2011
RI People & Appointments, August 29: Canadian fund giant BCIMC seeks Shareholder Engagement Manager
RI’s regular round-up of people news
August 2011
FREE McGraw-Hill replaces S&P chief amid Canadian pension fund engagement
Investors’ meeting with management as S&P President steps down
August 2011
UK £4bn LPFA scheme advertises for new ESG investment manager to replace Aled Jones
Experienced incumbent expected to stay in RI field.
August 2011
RI People & Appointments, August 22: Niklasson joins Investec as Head of ESG Research
RI’s regular Monday review of people and appointments news
August 2011
RI People & Appointments, August 15: Generation’s Blood to advise new sustainability partnership
RI’s regular Monday round-up of people and appointments news
August 2011
RI People & Appointments, August 8: Environment Agency fund hires Rathbone Greenbank’s Mansley
RI’s regular Monday round-up of people news
August 2011
PGGM and CalPERS executives elected to UN PRI’s new Advisory Council
Signatories back PGGM’s Bos and CalPERS’ Mathur
August 2011
RI People & Appointments, August 1: UN’s Ruggie joins US law firm
RI’s regular Monday round-up of people news
August 2011
RI People & Appointments, July 25: UK’s Miliband joins cleantech investor as advisor
RI’s regular Monday round-up of people news
July 2011
Co-operative Financial Services CEO Richardson steps down
Head of leading responsible finance firm exits
July 2011
FREE New York State Comptroller DiNapoli named to Ceres board
Prominent shareholder advocate joins investor coalition
July 2011
RI People & Appointments, July 18: First CEO named for Global Impact Investing Network
RI’s regular Monday round-up of people news
July 2011
RI People & Appointments, July 11: Former ASrIA head joins HSBC in climate change role
RI’s regular Monday people round-up
July 2011
Six asset owner reps vie for two seats on new PRI Advisory Council
Voting open to all 900+ PRI signatories
July 2011
Threadneedle’s governance and responsible investment head Niklasson to leave
Change at leading SRI fund manager
July 2011
RI People & Appointments, July 4: UNPRI Chairman joins advisory board of clean tech finance firm
RI’s regular Monday review of people news
July 2011
Asset owners, fund managers to sit on UK’s new Kay Review panel
Government confirms role of asset owners in major systemic review
June 2011
RI People & Appointments, June 27: Mercer’s Ambachtsheer wins lifetime achievement award
RI’s regular Monday review of people news
June 2011
RI People & Appointments, June 20: Exchange exec named head of investments at NZ Super
RI’s regular Monday review of people news
June 2011
RI People & Appointments, June 13: South Africa’s King to chair integrated reporting committee
RI’s regular Monday review of people news
June 2011
Trillium Asset Management hires Calvert’s sustainable investment strategy head Hilton
Well-known industry figure joins smaller rival
June 2011
RI People & Appointments, June 6: APG names new ESG Head
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves.
June 2011
RI Governance & Engagement, June 2: Proxy Governance chief joins NYSE
RI’s regular review of governance and engagement news
June 2011
Active ownership specialist Cevian hires Myners for UK role
€3.5bn firm nabs ex-government minister
May 2011
Ernst & Young buys Proxy Governance assets
Global firm sets up governance team for market “in flux”
May 2011
RI People & Appointments, May 23: Ex-NBIM chief ‘to head new firm’
RI’s regular Monday review of people news
May 2011
Ludgate Investments director Meir to leave
Ex-Pioneer UK chief departs cleantech investor for “family reasons”
May 2011
RI People & Appointments, May 16: KLD founder Kinder wins Bavaria award
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
May 2011
Raj Thamotheram leaves AXA IM advisory role
Well-known RI figure departs to publish new book on lessons from BP and Fukushima.
May 2011
RI People & Appointments, May 9: asset management executive joins proxy voting firm
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
May 2011
RI People & Appointments, May 2: New chairman at Dansif
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
May 2011
Sustainalytics hires Vigeo international business head for new Paris office
Antonio Celeste jumps ship to Dutch/Canadian ESG house.
April 2011
RI People & Appointments, April 4: HESTA searching for Fuller replacement
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
April 2011
Rob Lake leaves APG to join UNPRI as strategy chief
APG looking at options for replacement.
March 2011
RI People & Appointments, March 28: SocGen boosts SRI broker research team
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
March 2011
Mercer ramps up responsible investment push with senior ESG hires
Investment consultant hires UN PRI’s Pollice and HESTA’s Fuller
March 2011
RI People & Appointments, March 21: SIF’s DeSimone joins Sustainable Investments Institute
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
March 2011
UN Principles for Responsible Investment plans radical changes to board
Fund managers and service providers to get seats on new Advisory Council
March 2011
RI Interview: Wolfgang Engshuber: the new Chair at the helm of the UNPRI
Munich Re chief to step down from his current corporate position in October to focus more time on PRI role
March 2011
RI People & Appointments, March 14: Female directors proposed at Deutsche, Munich Re
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
March 2011
BlackRock names new global corporate governance and RI head
Responsible investment leadership change at €2.5trn asset giant
March 2011
F&C says boardroom turmoil cost it institutional mandates
“We did miss some business,” says CEO
March 2011
Amundi SRI arm, IDEAM, hires experienced journalist as CEO
Thierry Bogaty, former Editor in Chief at Le Figaro takes top RI spot.
March 2011
RI People & Appointments, March 7: Dr. Aled Jones to head new Global Sustainability Institute
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
March 2011
Norges Bank Investment Management CIO steps down unexpectedly
CEO Slyngstad to take over on an interim basis
March 2011
RI People & Appointments, February 21: PGGM recruiting further Responsible Investment staff
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
February 2011
APG names new head of corporate governance
Claudia Kruse takes over from Paul Frentrop
February 2011
Former RiskMetrics ESG chief, Ran Fuchs, leaves MSCI
Divergence over ESG strategy believed to have influenced departure.
February 2011
RI People & Appointments, February 14: AXA names Corporate Responsibility head
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
February 2011
RI People & Appointments, February 7: SocGen names Head of Sustainable Development
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
February 2011
Asset4 data director joins SAM while SAM research head departs
Chris Greenwald leaves ESG research house for fund manager.
February 2011
SAM Chief Investment Officer departs and reshuffle sees new executive promotions
New CEO Baldinger puts in place his team at Swiss sustainability manager.
February 2011
UN Principles for Responsible Investment names new chairman
Munich Re’s Wolfgang Engshuber succeeds Donald MacDonald
January 2011
RI People & Appointments, January 24: New chairman at €1trn Eumedion
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
January 2011
French pension reserve fund executive director, Antoine de Salins, leaves to join Groupama
UN PRI board member to join Groupama Asset Management as CIO
January 2011
UNPRI chief operating officer Tagger to leave
New York-based COO was second staff member after PRI launched.
January 2011
RI People & Appointments, January 10: Calvert Foundation names CEO
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
January 2011
ATP’s influential investment chief Graven Larsen leaves fund
Deputy CIO Henrik Gade Jepsen takes over.
December 2010
RI People & Appointments: MSIM seeking new global corporate governance chief
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
December 2010
RI People & Appointments: AXA IM’s global head of RI moves to HSBC
RI’s regular Monday review of people moves and appointments.
December 2010
Sustainable funds house SAM names Baldinger as chief executive
Ex-CSAM executive brings focus on institutional clients
December 2010
Two new Ethical Council members join Norwegian government fund
Appointments come as advisors suggest insurance role for €372bn fund
December 2010
RI People Moves, November 30: French SIF, UKSIF, FairPensions, Deutsche Bank, FRC
RI’s round-up of the major people moves in the sector.
November 2010
Former Insight pair Sullivan and Saber quit Osmosis on same day after just five months
Double resignation puts question mark on ESG development of low carbon manager, Osmosis.
November 2010
UN PRI continues top level hiring as signatories flood in
Director level role advertised as membership nears 850
November 2010
RI People Moves: LGS, Bloomberg, EDHEC, MSIM, Bebchuk
Responsible investment people news
November 2010
Aviva Investors poaches EIRIS research head
Maier to head up corporate responsibility at €294bn asset manager
November 2010
Scottish Widows hires Craig Mackenzie as head of sustainability
Fund manager to beef up E&S engagement with corporates.
October 2010
Hermes EOS considers opening US office after Joffe leaves for Goldman
Engagement firm recruiting new North America exec
October 2010
APG’s Governance Head Frentrop departs to set up own firm
Former Deminor chief exits at year-end
October 2010
BNP Paribas head of SRI leaves as firm consolidates to Paris HQ
Former Fortis Investments staff peel off as Frankfurt office winds down.
October 2010
RI Briefing, October 15: ACSI, US SIF, Toyota, UBS, Triodos, MSCI, Ceres, IFC, Novethic
RI’s regular round-up of responsible investing news
October 2010
Hermes recruits Shell Pension exec for Dutch role
Henk Marius to join BT Pension Fund-owned asset manager
October 2010
Carbon Disclosure Project names new chief executive
COO Simpson takes over as Dickinson becomes exec chair
October 2010
PGGM’s investment chief van der Ende exits unexpectedly
Surprise exit from €99bn responsible investment leader
October 2010
Universities Superannuation Scheme finance chief to retire
Change at top of leading responsible investor
September 2010
RiskMetrics founder Berman leaves MSCI
Departure ahead of schedule as integration takes shape
September 2010
Former ISS Chief Executive named interim chief at XBRL firm
Connolly takes role as CEO steps down
September 2010
RI People Moves, August 30: PREI, BP, SEC, Calvert Foundation
RI’s regular round-up of industry people moves.
August 2010
ISS/RiskMetrics Australia chief Paatsch quits
Prominent governance voice departs MSCI arm
August 2010
RI People News, August 12: SHARE, Okapi, Robeco, SLI, ACORE
Responsible investment people news
August 2010
Corporate Library CEO sees further expansion after GMI merger
Growth will be both “organic and strategic” as ESG market matures
August 2010
Bloomberg in environmental research/data hiring spree
Media and data giant seeks staff for ESG expansion
August 2010
RI People Moves, August 3: RIAA, ABI, Comerica, AMP, TIAA-CREF
Responsible investment people news
August 2010
French bank hires SRI analyst as broker expansion continues
Natixis aims to broaden global ESG research capacity.
July 2010
HSBC hires ex-Merrill Knight for new climate change research role as broker hiring spree continues
Rivals including Citi, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch have made recent sustainability research appointments.
July 2010
RI People Moves, July 2: GIIN, Thomson Reuters, UKSIF, Hermes
Responsible investment people news
July 2010
PGGM seeks investment director for €2.2bn responsible equity portfolio
Expansion comes as Dutch giant excludes FTSE-100 listed mining group, Vedanta.
July 2010
RiskMetrics president Knut Kjaer exits after MSCI Barra buy-out
Former Norges Bank IM chief recently took up Irish reserve fund advisory post.
July 2010
Co-head of top-rated Soc Gen SRI research team leaves
Valéry Lucas-Leclin expected to remain in the ESG research field.
May 2010
UNPRI continues growth with engagement appointment
Organisation continues recruitment drive
May 2010
Citi reforms specialist SRI broker team and hires Jupiter SRI analyst
Hire suggests new demand for ESG broker research.
May 2010
FTSE names new director of responsible investment
David Harris steps up to top RI spot at the index group.
April 2010
UNPRI to hire five in major operational build-up
Three senior and one junior staff to be added in London; one US consultant
April 2010
Daniel Brooksbank appointed Editor of Responsible Investor
Site visits for RI.com jump 73% in one year.
April 2010
RI round up: April 20
RI’s regular round-up of the most important responsible investment news
April 2010
ABI governance chief Montagnon joins body creating UK Stewardship code
Former ICGN chairman to have role in Stewardship Code
April 2010
RiskMetrics’ Kjaer appointed to Irish reserve fund commission
Ex-NBIM chief executive joins NPRF Commission.
April 2010
Australian Aus$2.5m RI Academy names new manager
RIAA also appoints new president and communications manager.
April 2010
SAM names new chief operating officer
Further management change at sustainability investing specialist.
April 2010
FTSE RI chief Will Oulton to leave the company
FTSE yet to publicly announce replacement.
April 2010
Former Mercer Europe RI head Emma Hunt joins rival consultant Towers Watson
Consultant cites growing RI demand from clients.
February 2010
SAM chief executive steps down over Robeco strategy dispute after just a year in top job
Swiss sustainability manager names interim dual CEOs
February 2010
Fink-backed Earth Capital Partners hires team for sustainable agriculture launches
Managers join from IBIS Asset Management.
January 2010
Innovest founder Kiernan launches new sustainability fund manager
Inflection Point Capital Management informally unveiled in Davos.
January 2010
SAM hires former Credit Suisse director in US push
Swiss manager sees growing sustainability momentum amongst US institutions.
January 2010
Hermes launches into RI private equity advisory space with PRI hire
Tom Rotherham joins as manager builds PE team.
January 2010
Mercer European RI head, Emma Hunt, leaves the company
Consultant in active search for new Europe RI head.
January 2010
Fund manager to €280bn Norway scheme in major governance hires
Norges Bank Investment Management recruits head of core corporate governance and related analysts.
December 2009