Standard Chartered appoints Marisa Drew as chief sustainability officer
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Standard Chartered appoints Marisa Drew as chief sustainability officer 27 January 2022UK Reporter: Carmella Haswell
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Standard Chartered has announced the hire of Marisa Drew as chief sustainability officer, effective 1 July 2022.
Based in London, Drew will chair the Group Sustainability Forum, drive the bank鈥檚 net zero commitments and oversee the sustainable finance and sustainability strategy teams.
She will report to Simon Cooper, CEO of corporate, commercial and institutional banking (CCIB) and join the CCIB Management Team.
Prior to joining the Bank, Drew held a number of senior positions over her 18 years at Credit Suisse, most recently as chief sustainability officer and global head of sustainability strategy, advisory and finance group.
She was responsible for strategy and creating sustainable investment products on behalf of the bank鈥檚 wealth management, institutional and corporate clients.
Previously, Drew was managing director of leveraged finance at Merrill Lynch for 11 years.
Speaking on the announcement, Cooper says: 鈥淚 am delighted that Marisa is joining us to help drive our sustainability agenda as we increasingly embed ESG and SDG-related priorities into the work we do for clients and the communities where we operate, and as we continue to develop and recruit world-class talent for our sustainability team.鈥�
Drew comments: 鈥淚 am very excited to be joining an organisation with an institutional commitment to sustainability, with accomplishments to date ranging from the delivery of public net zero targets to leadership in voluntary carbon markets, to ground-breaking innovation in green, transition and social finance.
鈥淭he need to mobilise private capital at scale in developing markets is critical, and I look forward to partnering with the bank鈥檚 dedicated sustainability professionals and colleagues across the network to help build on this excellent foundation.鈥�
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