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Mary Jane McQuillen

Mary Jane is a Portfolio Manager on the Sustainability Leaders Strategy and the Head of ESG at ClearBridge Investments. She joined the firm in 1996 and has 30 years of […]

Daniel Adams

Daniel is responsible for supporting the investment teams on governance-related stewardship matters and corporate transactions of their investee companies. He is a member of the Investment Association’s Remuneration and Share […]

Clémence Valleteau

As Global Head of Public Policy at Forvis Mazars, Clémence monitors key policy and regulatory developments affecting audit, assurance and corporate reporting, including sustainability and ESG-related matters across the EU […]

Adri van Niekerk

Ms Adri van Niekerk serves as the Company Secretary and Head of the Board Secretariat at the Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF). She is responsible for providing governance and strategic […]

James Upton

James Upton is Senior Corporate Governance Specialist at Pictet Asset Management, where he is responsible for governance-focused stewardship activities across the firm’s global investment portfolios. With an emphasis on company-specific […]

Takuya Shiratori

Takuya (Tak) Shiratori is Head of IR/SR Consulting at Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited (SuMi TRUST), Japan’s leading trust bank and stock transfer agency. He plays a pivotal role in […]

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Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.