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Mercer Appoints European Head of Responsible Investment

Angela Podewils 23 April 2010

Mercer Appoints European Head of Responsible Investment

Mercer, the UK-based consulting and investment services firm, has appointed Will Oulton as the new European head of responsible investment within its investment consulting business.

Oulton joins Mercer from FTSE Group where he was director of responsible investment, a role in which he oversaw the management and development of FTSE's responsible investment services, including the FTSE4Good, FTSE KLD, and FTSE Environmental Markets indices.

Mercer’s responsible investment offering looks to find investments which incorporate an active consideration of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) factors within investment decision making and ownership practices.

On taking up his new role in May, Oulton will be based in London.

Oulton’s appointment follows the recent hire of Paul Richards as the head of Mercer’s European real estate boutique based in London, as reported by WealthBriefing earlier this month.

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