Comgest, OECD, MSCI, ULI, Measurabl, Ortec Finance

Comgest – Catriona Marshall has been appointed by the global equity asset manager as its new head of sustainable investment, having led its responsible investment and responsible development teams since July. Her promotion comes as Sébastien Thévoux-Chabuel, Comgest’s head of responsible investment, departs the firm to focus on his executive PhD in shareholder engagement. 

Marshall’s previous employer was the OECD, where she was head of sustainable finance of the think tank’s financial markets division. Her role included developing policy guidance for the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group on best practices to strengthen ESG investing and to finance a climate transition.

MSCI – Richard Mattison has been appointed as the new head of ESG and climate. He is tasked with building MSCI’s ESG and climate product franchise and its integrated solutions that empower investors to remain at the forefront of sustainable investing. Mattison is based in London and will report to Alvise Munari, chief product officer.

Mattison has over 20 years of experience in sustainable finance and previously served as president of S&P Global’s sustainability unit. Mattison was also CEO of Trucost, a company that pioneered climate analytics, which was sold to S&P Global in 2016.

Throughout his career, Mattison has advised various financial institutions, companies and governments on how to integrate sustainability and climate change analysis into their decision making. Mattison was a member of the EU’s High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and a member of the People’s Bank of China’s Green Finance Taskforce. He is currently a senior adviser to the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

Measurabl –  Former MSCI managing director Edward Allen has joined Measurabl as chief revenue officer. Measurabl provides an ESG data management solution for real estate. Allen’s hire comes as the company continues to rapidly scale and deepen its bench of industry leaders, driven by the rising demand for investment-grade sustainability data and analytics solutions.

Allen brings nearly three decades of expertise in driving revenue growth in the real estate, financial technology, data, and sustainability sectors. As CRO, he will oversee Measurabl’s global sales, account management, partnerships, revenue operations, and solutions engineering, and implementing Measurabl’s customer-first growth strategy.

The Urban Land Institute (ULI) – Barbara Cominelli, CEO of Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Italy and the EMEA retail markets lead, has been appointed as the next chair of ULI Italy. Cominelli, who has been a member of the ULI Italy Executive Committee since January 2022, succeeds Emanuela Recchi, president of Recchi Engineering, and her term started officially on 1 September 2024, serving on a voluntary basis for the next two years. Since 2020, Cominelli has led JLL Italy, with a focus on accelerating the company’s growth and supporting the development of the industry, driven by technological innovation and the green revolution.

Under Cominelli’s leadership, a key priority for ULI Italy will be to reinforce the institute as a focal point for sustainable transformation, particularly by supporting the decarbonisation of the real estate sector and accelerating progress towards net-zero emissions. 

Ortec Finance – Gwen van Berne has been appointed as CFO. She will take up the role in January. Van Berne joins the company with an extensive background in financial services, bringing over 23 years of expertise in strategy, business planning, operations, and growth management. Van Berne is currently director of finance & risk at Oikocredit. Prior to that, Van Berne held various senior roles within ABN AMRO bank and the Institute of Management Accountants.

 

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