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bnp paribas names sustainability executive in singapore. paris-based bnp paribas has relocated a sustainability executive from hong kong to singapore to take on a new role. bnp paribas has appointed eric tran as the chief sustainability officer for global banking apac, according to a statement. he was previously head of sustainability for transaction banking apac and will relocate from hong kong to singapore to take on the new role. tran will report hierarchically to krishnan venkatesh, head of corporate clients group, apac; functionally to cosmin dragan, chief esg transition officer, global banking; and have a dotted reporting line to aymar de liedekerke beaufort, head of global banking apac. responsibilities. tran is tasked with driving the apac global banking esg strategy while working closely with all business lines, heads of territory in apac, coverage and esg teams across the investment banking businesses, including low carbon transition group and global market sustainability teams. he will define the commercial approach and engage with clients on sustainability, mitigate esg-related risks within the corporate franchise and ensure the full integration of sustainability topics into advisory capabilities and solution offerings. he will ensure esg thematic content aggregation, sharing and anchoring through training of client-facing teams. tran will also represent apac global banking both internally and externally on sustainability and esg matters. «at a global level, bnp paribas is committed to becoming the #1 go-to partner of our corporate clients in their esg transition, while addressing the growing expectation from society, clients, employees and regulators,» the french bank said.
BNP Paribas Names Sustainability Executive in Singapore
Paris-based BNP Paribas has relocated a sustainability executive from Hong Kong to Singapore to take on a new role.
BNP Paribas has appointed Eric Tran as the chief sustainability officer for global banking APAC, according to a statement. He was previously head of sustainability for transaction banking APAC and will relocate from Hong Kong to Singapore to take on the new role.
Tran will report hierarchically to Krishnan Venkatesh, head of corporate clients group, APAC; functionally to Cosmin Dragan, chief ESG transition officer, global banking; and have a dotted reporting line to Aymar de Liedekerke Beaufort, head of global banking APAC.
Responsibilities
Tran is tasked with driving the APAC global banking ESG strategy while working closely with all business lines, heads of territory in APAC, coverage and ESG teams across the investment banking businesses, including low carbon transition group and global market sustainability teams.
He will define the commercial approach and engage with clients on sustainability, mitigate ESG-related risks within the corporate franchise and ensure the full integration of sustainability topics into advisory capabilities and solution offerings. He will ensure ESG thematic content aggregation, sharing and anchoring through training of client-facing teams. Tran will also represent APAC global banking both internally and externally on sustainability and ESG matters.
«At a global level, BNP Paribas is committed to becoming the #1 go-to partner of our corporate clients in their ESG transition, while addressing the growing expectation from society, clients, employees and regulators,» the French bank said.
