Punter Southall Governance Services has appointed Sophia Harrison as a new client director.
This appointment boosts the group ESG credentials, with Harrison having a strong focus on this area in her investment career. Harrison joins from Insight Asset Management where she was a client director for two years, responsible for relationships with large institutional investors.
Prior to this she worked at Barnett Waddingham and Cardano in various roles including a senior investment consultant within fiduciary and advisory governance models and a liability driven investment (LDI) portfolio manager.
She started her financial career in 2006 training as an actuary with Punter Southall and is fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
Harrison says: “In previous roles I had a strong focus on responsible investment and ESG analysis, and I’m looking forward to using those skills to lead the ESG conversations that trustees, sponsors and advisers need to have.”