Geneva-based investment house Edmond de Rothschild has appointed Eric de Tessières as Group Chief Sustainability Officer.
Reporting to Cynthia Tobiano, Deputy CEO, de Tessières took up his post on 7 April. He will oversee all of the group’s sustainability initiatives, across asset management and private banking.
In his new role, de Tessières will be responsible for driving and monitoring the firm’s sustainability strategy in its investment platforms and products.
He will also represent the group’s sustainable development initiatives externally and internally, supported by specialists, based between Paris and Geneva and a network of ambassadors in each asset class.
Fifty per cent of Rothschild’s assets under management are classified as Article 8 or 9 according to SFDR guidelines.
De Tessières has nearly 20 years of experience in the banking industry and sustainable investing, most recently as Chief Operating Officer of the Sustainability Centre and Head of Solidarity Investments at BNP Paribas Asset Management.
After starting his career at Ernst & Young, he joined BNP Paribas Investment Partners, initially in Finance and Business Development positions for emerging countries, then as project manager to the Chief Executive Officer in 2010.
He was then made Head of Monitoring and Projects of BNP Paribas Wealth Management’s Offering. Eric is a graduate of HEC, certified by CESGA and a graduate of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL).
