UBS appoints head of ESG advisory for APAC

Zurich-headquartered investment bank UBS has appointed Brendan Tu as head of ESG advisory for APAC, effective February 21, 2022.

Based in Hong Kong, Tu will report functionally to Laurent Bouvier, global head of ESG advisory, based in London, and locally to Gaetano Bassolino, head of global banking for Asia Pacific, according to an internal memo seen by FinanceAsia.

The position is newly created in line with UBS’ ongoing effort to evolve the sophistication of its advice in ESG financing, a spokesperson for UBS told FA. “We anticipate that ESG-linked financing will continue to grow in Asia’s financial markets,” the spokesperson added....