Gresham House has appointed Hyewon Kong as sustainable investment director.
Kong will oversee Gresham House’s sustainable investment team and strategy to advance the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts.
Kong brings over 20 years’ experience in sustainable investment across Asia, Europe, and North America. Most recently, Kong was head of responsible investing at the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO), where she spent four years leading sustainable investing strategies and overseeing ESG integration.
Further, Kong has served on various board and committees, including as investment committee member at The Atmospheric fund (Ontario Government Province Endowment) and Environmental Finance Advisory committee member at the University of Toronto. Kong is currently a member of the board of directors at University of British Columbia (UBC) Investment Management and is the co-founder and chair of the Canadian Responsible Investment Working group.
Tony Dalwood, chief executive of Gresham House, said: “Kong has an outstanding track record both as an investor as well as building and leading sustainable investment portfolios and research platforms.
“She shares our view and approach to delivering sustainable outcomes for clients with attractive financial returns on capital. Kong’s extensive experience of working with institutional investors across the globe will be hugely valuable to our team as we look to establish Gresham House as the manager of choice for sustainable investment client solutions and hence to accelerate our growth ambitions.”
Kong added: “I am proud to be joining a firm investing in the transition to a more sustainable economy.
“I look forward to working with Gresham House’s team of sustainability experts and supporting the firm’s commitment to driving forward the sustainable investment agenda, alongside generating attractive financial returns for clients.”
