NEW
YORK and LONDON,
June 1,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI)
announced today the appointment of Dr. Richard
Mattison to the newly created role of Vice Chair of
S&P Global Sustainable1 and the appointment of
Chris Heusler as
President of S&P Global Sustainable1. Prior to this
appointment, Chris Heusler held the role of Chief Commercial
Officer of S&P Global Ratings and Dr. Mattison held the role of
President of S&P Global Sustainable1.
Dr. Richard Mattison and
Chris Heusler will report
into Martina Cheung, President of S&P Global
Ratings and Executive Sponsor of S&P Global
Sustainable1.
"I am delighted to be appointed as Vice Chair of S&P
Global Sustainable1 and to be working closely with Chris in
his new role as President," said Dr. Richard Mattison, Vice Chair, S&P Global
Sustainable1. "S&P Global Sustainable1 has been at the
forefront of cutting edge innovation, analytics and thought
leadership, bringing together core assets from across S&P
Global. This is a key moment for the global discussion on climate
and sustainability and there is a growing market need for
comprehensive analysis on risks and opportunities to inform
decision making. I look forward to building on this significant
platform to support the market as it grows and evolves."
In his new role as Vice Chair of S&P Global Sustainable1,
Richard will spearhead market engagement to drive S&P Global's
leadership positioning on sustainability, continue to lead market
innovation, develop critical research and thought leadership and
engage with market participants, policy makers, regulators and
standard setting bodies.
Launched in April 2021, S&P Global Sustainable1 is the
centralized source of sustainability intelligence, products and
solutions. This comprehensive coverage across global markets
combined with in-depth sustainability intelligence provides market
participants with expansive insight on business risk, opportunity,
and impact to support their strategic decision making.
"I am thrilled to be appointed as President, S&P Global
Sustainable1 and to be working alongside Richard to be driving new
opportunities, innovation and growth to support our clients," said
Chris Heusler, President, S&P
Global Sustainable1. "More than ever market participants are
looking to high quality data, advanced analytics and dynamic new
solutions to support them as they navigate the evolving
sustainability landscape. S&P Global Sustainable1 plays a vital
role in ensuring the provision of the breadth and depth of
sustainability insights and products being sought by our
clients."
As President of S&P Global Sustainable1, Chris will lead the
organizational strategy to drive growth and innovation, alongside
working closely with S&P Global's divisions to enable and
ensure collaboration focused on delivering quality and value for
S&P Global's clients for their existing and emerging
sustainability priorities.
"We launched S&P Global Sustainable1 to help our clients
navigate the critical intersection between sustainability and
business performance and to inform the sustainable growth
strategies of our customers," Martina Cheung, President, S&P Global
Ratings and Executive Sponsor, S&P Global Sustainable1
said. "Over the past two years, the demand for sustainability
solutions and insights has continued to accelerate and grow.
Richard's two decades of leadership across the sustainability
landscape and Chris' knowledge of global markets and deep
commercial acumen will position Sustainable1 for continued growth
and success."
Joining S&P Global Sustainable1 as President, Chris Heusler brings significant leadership and
commercial experience, having held the role of Chief Commercial
Officer at S&P Global Ratings for over seven years. In this
role, Chris led the global commercial strategy for the world's
leading provider of independent credit risk research, driving
innovation to develop and promote new products and services,
support market engagement and ensure delivery for clients. In this
role, Chris was the key lead for the commercial strategy for the
Shades of Green integration, following its recent acquisition by
S&P Global Ratings.
Appointed to the new role of Vice Chair, Dr. Richard Mattison brings over two decades of
expertise and experience as a global leader in sustainability.
Richard has driven key innovations, led Trucost and Sustainable1
and acted as a key adviser to market participants, institutions and
governments on how to integrate ESG, climate change and natural
capital analysis into their decision making. Richard was a member
of the EU High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance, whose
recommendations that have now been adopted as part of Europe's Sustainable Finance Action Plan, and
is a member of the Taskforce on Nature Related Financial
Disclosures (TNFD) and advisor and board member of several other
initiatives.
About S&P Global Sustainable1
S&P Global
Sustainable1 is the central source for sustainability intelligence
from S&P Global. Sustainable1 matches customers with the ESG
products, insights and solutions from across S&P Global's
divisions to help meet their unique needs. Our comprehensive
coverage across global markets combined with in-depth ESG
intelligence provides financial institutions, corporations and
governments an unmatched level of clarity and confidence to
successfully navigate the transition to a sustainable future. Our
data and well-informed point of view on critical topics like energy
transition, climate resilience, positive impact and sustainable
finance allow us to go deep on the details that define the big
picture so customers can make decisions with conviction. To learn
more, please visit: www.spglobal.com/esg
About S&P Global
S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI)
is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks and
analytics in the global capital and commodity markets, offering ESG
solutions, deep data and insights on critical economic, market and
business factors. We've been providing essential intelligence that
unlocks opportunity, fosters growth and accelerates progress for
more than 160 years. Our divisions include S&P Global Ratings,
S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Dow Jones Indices and
S&P Global Platts. For more information,
visit www.spglobal.com.
Media Contacts
Sarah Whybrow
Global Director of ESG Communications, S&P Global
Sustainable1
sarah.whybrow@spglobal.com
+447929 711556
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