Firm announces new global head of ESG research, along with other key promotions
Manulife Investment Management has unveiled a raft of changes to its ESG investment team, led by the appointment of one veteran employee to a key lead position.
The company has named Petter Mennie as its Global Head of ESG Research and Integration. He takes on his new role while retaining his most recent position in the company as Global Head of Investment Risk Management and Quantitative Analytics. He will also report to Christopher Conkey, Global Head of Public Markets.
Based in London, Mennie has been with the company for more than 20 years. He hired and led the ESG team from 2014 to 2016, after which the team reported into him. In his new role, Mennie will once again directly lead the team.
“Manulife Investment Management is firmly committed to collaborative ESG integration across our portfolios, creating differentiated opportunities for investors in global markets,” Conkey said. “I am truly pleased to have Peter, once again, leading this practice for us and am confident he and the team will continue to establish Manulife as an industry leader in the ESG space”
To support Mennie in fulfilling his new dual role, Manulife has promoted Amirali Assef from managing director, Investment Risk, to deputy head of Investment Risk. It has also made the following announcements with respect to the Global ESG Research and Integration Team:
- Eric Nietsch, who was previously director, ESG Integration and Research, Asia, has been promoted to head of ESG for Asia;
- Margaret Childe, previously director, ESG Integration and Research, Canada, has been promoted to head of ESG for Canada; and
- Within the team’s U.S. arm, Pete Dervan, Frederick W. Isleib, CFA, and Hideki Suzuki will continue in their roles as directors of ESG Research and Integration.
“Over the past six years, the ESG Research and Integration team has done tremendous work to collaborate with portfolio teams and investors to successfully integrate ESG factors into investment analysis,” Mennie said. “My goal is to continue to build on this success as we endeavor to invest responsibly for our clients' futures.”
