BayernInvest makes sustainability push with new head

BayernInvest has strengthened its team with the appointment of Wiebke Merbeth as the new head of sustainability, effective 1 February 2020.
In cooperation with institutional clients, she will consistently drive forward and implement sustainable investment strategies.
Alexander Mertz, spokesman for BayernInvest's management said: "Merbeth will further sharpen BayernInvest's profile for sustainable and responsible investing."
Merbeth was most recently director for Institutional & Corporate Sales at HSBC Global Asset Management Deutschland GmbH. Since 2007 she has been accompanying and advising institutional addresses on capital investments. As a product specialist for sustainability, she is an expert in the implementation of sustainability approaches in the investment process.
In addition to her new job at BayernInvest, Merbeth has been a constituent member of the Federal Government's Sustainable Finance Advisory Board since June 2019.