Switzerland-based global private markets investor Partners Group has appointed Oliver O’Bryan as its new Head of Sustainability, responsible for leading the firm’s sustainability strategy across investment, corporate, and its client pillar.

O’Bryan takes on the new position after more than 4 years at Partners Group in a series of sustainability-focused roles, including most recently serving as Senior Sustainability Lead. Prior to joining Partners Group, he held positions at firms including PwC and Goldman Sachs.

Partners Group’s sustainability goals include targets to achieve net zero across its corporate activities by 2023, and to reach net zero by 2050 in its investment portfolio.

In a post announcing the new appointment, O’Bryan said:

“I’m proud to start the year in my new position as Head of Sustainability at Partners Group! It’s already been a fantastic journey so far, and I’m excited to lead our efforts to enable a long-term sustainable future!”

O’Bryan listed his responsibilities in the new position including defining and implementing the firm-wide sustainability strategy in line with the fiduciary duty and the interest and ambition of the Partners Group Board, integrating sustainability models on the firm’s business activities such as due diligence, asset ownership, and exits, and building, training and managing the firm’s global sustainability team.

Mark founded ESG Today following a 20 year career in investment management and research. Prior to founding ESG Today, Mark worked at Delaney Capital Management (DCM) in Toronto, Canada, most recently as the firm’s head of U.S. equities. While at DCM, Mark was part of the firm’s ESG team, responsible for evaluating and tracking the sustainability factors impacting portfolio companies, and assessing the suitability of companies for portfolio inclusion. Mark also spent several years in the sell-side research industry, covering the technology and services sectors. Mark holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York, a BBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, and is a CFA charterholder.