PPF appoints Claire Curtin as Head Of ESG

PPF Chief Investment Officer, Barry Kenneth commented: “It’s great to welcome Claire into her new role as Head of ESG. Claire’s experience of working and communicating with institutional investors across a wide range of asset classes as well as a deep technical understanding of ESG issues will help grow and evolve our investment function. Attracting professionals of Claire’s calibre to join our team is an endorsement of where we are going.”

Claire Curtin adds: “I’m excited and very encouraged to be joining such a renowned asset owner as the PPF that has the sophistication, gravitas and growing scale to play a significant part in encouraging the transition towards a more sustainable way of investing. I look forward to playing my part in overseeing the continued integration of ESG considerations into all of the PPF’s investment mandates, across all asset classes”.

Claire is a highly experienced investment specialist professional, with extensive technical knowledge obtained through over 17 years of experience within financial services and ESG research. Her previous roles have included Head of Research, Financial Institutions at Trucost, Client Relationship Manager at EIRIS and VP, Head of Investment Communications, Single Manager Funds at Pioneer Investments.

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The Pension Protection Fund:

The Pension Protection Fund protects millions of people throughout the United Kingdom who belong to defined benefit pension schemes. If their employers go bust, and their pension schemes cannot afford to pay what they promised, the PPF will pay compensation for their lost pensions. Tens of thousands of people now receive compensation from the PPF and hundreds of thousands more will do so in the future. The PPF is a public corporation, set up by the Pensions Act 2004, and is run by an independent Board.

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