Tim Manuel has been named as head of responsible investment at the Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, Leeds, England, according to a news release.
Manuel, who will start in early September, replaces Jane Firth, who retired after six years at Border to Coast in a career with local government pension schemes spanning more than 40 years.
“We are pleased to welcome Tim to Border to Coast. Our role as a responsible investor is vital to our work on behalf of local government pension schemes,” CEO Rachel Elwell said in a news release.
“He joins us as we continue to strengthen our integration of ESG as well as our approach to stewardship and voting, ensuring that we continue to deliver for partner funds whilst considering how investments affect society and the environment,” Elwell added.
Manuel was head of responsible investment at Aon, where he had worked for 18 years. Aon officials couldn't be immediately be reached regarding a replacement.
Border to Coast is the single largest LGPS pool in the U.K., with member pension fund assets totaling £52.3 billion ($66 billion) as of March 31. Its member funds are the local authorities of Bedfordshire, Cumbria, Durham, East Riding, Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Surrey, Teesside, Tyne and Wear, and Warwickshire.
