Phoenix appoints head of stewardship

Written by Adam Cadle

13/09/2021

Phoenix has appointed Valeria Piani as head of stewardship, a newly formed position, as the company further enhances its responsible investment and stewardship expertise.

Piani will lead the company’s engagement and voting strategy, responsible for overseeing the evaluation of the stewardship capabilities of Phoenix’s asset management partners, and managing Phoenix’s growing in-house stewardship team.

She has over 14 years’ experience in the industry, with a deep understanding of global stewardship and responsible investment practices, as well as a strong record of accomplishment in leading engagement with companies. Joining UBS Asset Management in 2017 as strategic engagement lead of its sustainablemand impact investing team, Piani led the company’s Climate Change Engagement Program with 50 oil & gas and utilities companies.

Prior to this, she was associate director at the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), where she worked for nine years co-ordinating investor collaborative engagement activities with investee companies on a wide range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. During her time at the PRI, she oversaw 30 global initiatives with over 200 investors across an array of topics including director nomination, gender diversity, carbon emissions and human rights.

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