ESG

Catriona Marshall joined Comgest as Head of Sustainable Investment in 2024 and is a member of the Comgest Group’s Investment and Sustainability Committees.

Prior to joining Comgest, Catriona spent a decade working with financial regulators and supervisors as a member of the Secretariat to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). As Head of Sustainable Finance (Financial Markets), she led a team of analysts to provide regulatory and policy guidance on ESG rating and investing for G20 countries. This included overseeing analysis on ESG integration into portfolio management, methodologies for ESG metrics, and pricing of perceived ESG risks in markets. Catriona began her career as a buy-side analyst in private equity before moving to other roles in investment research.

She graduated from the University of London (SOAS) in the UK with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics before completing a postgraduate degree in Economic Policy from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) in France.

Petra Daroczi joined Comgest in 2021 and is a Paris-based ESG Analyst and Portfolio Manager responsible for ESG coverage of European equites.

Prior to Comgest, Petra joined Aberdeen Standard Investments in 2019 as an ESG Investment Analyst, responsible for integrating ESG assessment in fixed income research and leading the engagements in the APAC region. She previously worked for Thomson Reuters in their Singapore office as an Account Director and ESG Ambassador, and before that held diverse roles such as Field Sales Associate, Consultant and ESG & Asset Management Specialist in London.

Petra holds a Master’s degree in European Business from the ESCP Business School (France) and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies from Cass Business School (UK). She is a CFA^® charterholder and holds various ESG-related certifications including Climate Change: Financial risks and opportunities (Imperial College Business School, UK), Sustainability and Climate Risk (Global Association of Risk Professionals) and Basics of Organizational GHG Accounting (Greenhouse Gas Management Institute).

Xing Xu joined Comgest in 2020 and is a Paris-based ESG Analyst and Portfolio Manager responsible for ESG coverage of Global Emerging Markets and Asian equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Xing completed internships at Comgest, the Fosun Group (China), working on strategic investment deals in the technology and financial sectors, and at GF Securities, a leading financial services company in China, within their equity research department.

Xing holds Master’s degrees in Management and Financial Markets from EDHEC Business School (France) and a Bachelor of Science degree in International Economics and Trade from the University of Nottingham (UK & China).

Liudmila Strakodonskaya joined Comgest in 2024 and is a Paris-based ESG Analyst responsible for coverage of US equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Liudmila worked as an ESG Analyst at AXA IM in Paris, where she developed thematic research, analysis and shareholder engagement on ESG topics with a focus on biodiversity and gender diversity. She represented AXA IM at the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfBF) and co-chaired the FfBF’s Impact Assessment Working Group to help build and share knowledge on biodiversity metrics among investors. She was also involved in the creation of the Nature Action 100 initiative as a member of the launching investor group. Liudmila previously worked at Eleva Capital in Paris from 2019 as an ESG/SRI Analyst, contributing to the development and implementation of the company’s ESG strategy, and began her career in 2016 at EthiFinance in Paris as a Sustainable Investment Analyst specialising in ESG research and reporting.

Liudmila holds a PhD in Economics, with expertise in sustainable finance, from Paris II Panthéon-Assas University (France), for which she received a grant from FIR-UN PRI in 2016.

Viva Jiang joined Comgest in 2022 and is a Paris-based ESG Analyst responsible for ESG coverage of Asian and Global Emerging Markets equities.

Prior to joining Comgest, Viva was an Investment Analyst at Robocap in London from 2020, covering global advanced industrial and technology sectors. He was also responsible for ESG integration and a member of the firm’s ESG committee. He previously worked at Changfu Asset Management in Shanghai as an Investment Analyst covering technology, consumer and public service sectors in China.

Viva a Master’s degree in Finance from London Business School (UK) and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is a CFA^® charterholder and holds a Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Institute. 

Eric Voravong joined Comgest in 2017 and is a Paris-based ESG Analyst responsible for coverage of Japanese equities.

From 2008-2017, Eric collaborated with Comgest as an independent investment consultant, particularly on several key projects involving ESG integration. Prior to that, he worked for ADI Alternative Investments in Paris as a Senior Analyst in their research team before establishing his consultancy firm. Eric began his career in corporate banking in 1989 at Banque Paribas where he worked for 15 years, starting as a Risk Analyst before moving on to other roles including Account Manager, Credit Officer and Portfolio Manager. He worked in Paris, Los Angeles and London, where he joined their Equity Research team focusing on telecom and technology companies.

He holds a diploma from the Emlyon Business School (France) and is a CFA^® charterholder.

Marie Gauthier joined Comgest in 2022 and is a Paris-based ESG Specialist. She focuses on collaborative and thematic engagement, ESG content creation and reporting as well as the implementation of Comgest’s responsible investment strategy.

Marie previously spent two years working with the Asia Sustainable Finance Team at the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) where she engaged with investors on the creation of portfolios aligned to the UN’s Paris Agreement on climate change and Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to joining the WWF, Marie worked at PwC Luxembourg for five years and PwC Singapore for two years. In Singapore, Marie led PwC’s Corporate Responsibility programme, in which her main responsibilities were to improve the firm’s environmental performance and drive community engagement projects. As part of PwC’s Advisory Team in Luxembourg, she developed long-term sustainability roadmaps for international companies and public institutions.

Marie holds Master’s degrees in Management from Emlyon Business School and in Environmental Management from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Etienne, both in France.

Yemareshet (Yemi) Gemeda joined Comgest in 2017 and is a Paris-based ESG Specialist. She focuses on collaborative and thematic engagement, ESG content creation and reporting as well as the implementation of Comgest’s responsible investment strategy.

Yemi initially joined Comgest as part of the Comgest’s Compliance Department before moving to her current role in 2023. Prior to joining Comgest, Yemi worked as a compliance officer at State Street Global Advisors. She started her career in 2009 with BNP Paribas Asset Management first as a legal advisor and then as an Internal Auditor at the Inspection Générale of BNP Paribas.

Yemi holds a Master’s degree in International Business Law from the University of Toulouse 1 (France).

Yingna joined Comgest in 2022 and is an ESG Specialist. She focuses on reporting, content creation and research.

Prior to joining Comgest, Yingna completed an internship at the firm. She has also undertaken internships in France at Software Club as an Equity Analyst intern and at Euronext as an Equity Capital Market Analyst Intern, as well as in China at CMC Capital Partners as an Investment Analyst Intern.

Yingna holds a Master’s degree in Management from ESSEC Business School (France) and a Bachelor’s degree in Management from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (China).

Evan Grace Frenkel joined Comgest in 2024 and is a Paris-based ESG Content Writer. She focuses on client communications and engagement, ESG content creation and reporting as well as the implementation of Comgest’s responsible investment strategy.

Prior to joining Comgest, Evan Grace worked as a Research Analyst at the Investment Association in London (United Kingdom), where she produced a variety of thematic reports to support evidence-based policymaking in the asset management industry. Evan Grace started her career focused on women’s financial inclusion at various non-governmental organisations, including Women for Women International - UK.

Evan Grace holds Master’s degrees in International Political Economy from the London School of Economics (UK) and in International Security from Sciences Po – Paris (France), and a Bachelor’s degree in International Studies from the University of Chicago (US).