Arun Kelshiker has been appointed as asset manager Invesco’s Head of EMEA Sustainable and Impact Investing Distribution. Reporting to Richard Glenn, Invesco’s Head of EMEA Private Markets Distribution, he will lead efforts across EMEA to raise and mobilise capital across the firm’s sustainable and impact investment strategies. With close to 20 years of multi-asset and sustainable investment experience, Kelshiker joins following roles at Standard Chartered Bank and Allianz Global Investors. He has worked on sustainable investment solutions and green finance projects for the likes of the University of Cambridge, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Commonwealth Secretariat. “We see more demand globally for impact-related investments, with investors increasingly searching for highly targets and sophisticated solutions that can demonstrate transparent impact,” said Glenn. “Scaling these efforts around climate adaptation is essential to building resilience and ensuring a sustainable future for communities and economies facing the most severe impacts of climate change. Arun brings exceptional experience across multi-stakeholder environments and will play a key role in helping us engage with our clients on their financial and impact-orientated outcomes.” Kelshiker maintains positions as a board member for Philanthropy Impact, advisory board member at Bankers for Net Zero, and member of the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change’s just transition advisory group.
