Pemberton appointed Niamh Whooley managing director and head of sustainable investing.
Whooley will work to deliver on Pemberton’s ESG commitments, further develop Pemberton’s sustainable investments, lead the dialogue with key stakeholders and partner with clients globally as Pemberton’s strategy continues to expand. In this new role, she will report to Harriet Steel, partner and global head of clients at Pemberton.
Whooley has more than 15 years of experience in sustainable investing, having held senior roles at Goldman Sachs, PIMCO, Société Générale and Fidelity International. Most recently, she was global head of fixed income ESG research at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, working closely with investments teams across asset classes on ESG integration and with global clients to develop investment solutions to help meet sustainability objectives while maintaining regulatory alignment.
Throughout her career, Whooley has actively contributed to numerous initiatives aimed at promoting global standards in sustainable investing, including as a consortium member of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment’s Inevitable Policy Response (IPR), and serving on the PRI’s Sustainable Development Goal’s (SDG) advisory committee and the Bondholder Engagement Working Group (BEWG).
“Since the inception of Pemberton, ESG has been core to our vision and values, and it is fundamental to long-term value creation,” Symon Drake-Brockman, managing partner at Pemberton, said. “As ESG and sustainable investing in private credit markets continues to evolve, Niamh’s extensive experience in this field will be invaluable and help us further shape and implement best practice across the spectrum of ESG factors.”
“Pemberton stood out to me as forward thinking around sustainable investment in the private credit space,” Whooley said. “I look forward to leading Pemberton’s growth and innovation in sustainability across teams and strategies, ensuring we stay at the forefront of sustainable debt investing and facilitating progress within the industry.”
