TIMELINE
OUR HISTORY
Comgest's Story Begins With Jean-François Canton & Wedig von Gaudecker
Following the establishment of Comgest in Paris in 1985, Jean-François and shortly thereafter, Wedig, begin advising on Asian (including Japan) and European Equities with a focus on Quality Growth
Pan-Europe &
Asia Equity Strategies
Launched
Global Equity Strategy Launched
GEM Equity Strategy Launched
Vincent Strauss joins Comgest and launches the Global Emerging Markets (GEM) Equity strategy
CEO APPOINTED
Vincent Strauss becomes CEO
Comgest becomes signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment
Comgest formalises commitment to responsible investing by becoming a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment.
Launch of dedicated Esg team
Apply “esg quality levels” to companies
Comgest implements proprietary ESG “Quality Levels” assigned to companies - impacting the discount rate applied in valuation models
Introducing responsible voting
Comgest implements an “in-house” Responsible Voting Policy
CEO APPOINTED
Arnaud Cosserat becomes CEO, having joined Comgest in 1996 as an Analyst/Portfolio Manager of the Pan-Europe Equity strategy
Strengthening Responsible Investment
Comgest adopts a Responsible Investment Policy to further integrate environmental, social and governance criteria
Supporting climate-related financial disclosures
Comgest pledges our support for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Launch of The Comgest Foundation
The foundation is dedicated to organising and coordinating the philanthropic pursuits of Comgest
“Plus strategies” launched
The same quality growth style as our core strategies with an enhanced exclusion policy designed to comply with leading European ESG labels.
Net zero asset managers initiative and UK stewardship code
Comgest becomes a signatory to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative and UK Stewardship Code
6th April 2023
CEO APPOINTED
Jan-Peter Dolff appointed Group CEO, having previously been Group COO. He joined Comgest in 1997 as an Analyst/Portfolio Manager for US and European equities.