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COMGEST APPOINTS NEW HEAD OF RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND ADDITIONAL ESG SPECIALIST

30-Mar-2023

Comgest, the global long-term quality-growth equities manager has further strengthened its ESG team with the appointments of Jane Russell as Head of Responsible Development and Yemareshet Gemeda as an ESG Specialist, both based in Paris. The firm now has 10 dedicated ESG professionals.

Working alongside Comgest’s Head of Responsible Investment Sebastien Thévoux-Chabuel, as Head of Responsible Development Jane will focus on collaborative engagements, industry initiatives, evolving RI policies and oversight of all ESG communications. She is already a member of the firm’s Sustainability Committee and DE&I Working Group.

Yemareshet joins as an ESG specialist to focus on RI regulations as well as biodiversity strategy, engagement and policy development. She has over 13 years’ experience in the asset management industry and has been working at Comgest since 2017 as a Compliance Advisor.

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