LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - British lender HSBC said
on Tuesday it had appointed Natalie Blyth as Global Head of
Commercial Banking Sustainability, as part of the company's
efforts to help corporate clients transition to a low-carbon
economy.
Blyth, a member of the commercial bank's executive committee
who has been at the bank for 14 years, begins her new role
immediately and will report to Global Commercial Banking Chief
Executive Barry O’Byrne, HSBC said in a statement.
In addition, the bank said it had appointed Christian
Deseglise as Group Head of Sustainable Infrastructure and
Innovation, and Chris Webb as Group Head of Carbon Markets.
Deseglise, previously Head of Sustainable Finance and
Investments in Global Banking and Markets, would focus on
developing ventures to help the bank meet its commitment to
spend $1 trillion financing the net-zero shift.
Webb joins the bank from environmental organisation The
Nature Conservancy, where he led the group's carbon markets
strategy. Both will report to Group Chief Sustainability Officer
Celine Herweijer, HSBC said.
"We have a huge agenda ahead to be at the heart of financing
the transition to net zero. We want to lead with capability not
commitments and drive innovation and impact at scale," Herweijer
said.
"These appointments are critical roles, and we want to be a
top destination for sustainability and climate talent around the
world as we build further."
(Reporting by Simon Jessop; Editing by Bill Berkrot)