David is an independent responsible investment and stewardship consultant. He is currently working with the Investec Wealth and Investment team to support the integration of responsible investment and stewardship into their investment process. David is an Institute of Directors (IoDSA) Fellow Member and participates in a number of Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) working groups such as the PRI’s Sustainable Systems Investment Managers Reference Group.

David was Head of SA Engagement at Ninety One. He worked with the investment teams to help develop and integrate responsible investment practices. More specifically, he focused on company engagement, seeking improved strategy, governance, risk management, remuneration and disclosure practices.

Prior to Ninety One, David worked at Element Investment Managers as a senior investment analyst and a senior manager at Old Mutual within their Unit Trusts division. David’s extensive responsible investment and governance experience included serving on the ICGN Board of Governors, the CRISA committee (Code for Responsible Investing in South Africa), the ASISA Responsible Investment committee and the Remuneration Committee Forum, which is part of the Institute of Directors South Africa.

David graduated from the University of Cape Town with a BCom in Accounting and is a Chartered Accountant (CA). David completed the Certified Financial Planner (CFP) qualification and holds a Graduate Diploma in Tax Law (Grad Dip Tax Law). He also completed a master’s degree in industrial administration which included a thesis covering inclusive integrated governance.

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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.