Barclays appoints Marie Freier Global Co-Head of Sustainable and Impact Investment Banking
September 20 2022 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
A critical element of Barclays’ net zero ambition is support for
clients as they navigate the transition to a low-carbon economy. As
part of Barclays’ continued investments in this sector, Marie
Freier has been appointed Global Co-Head of Sustainable and Impact
Investment Banking (SIB), alongside Brian Reilly.
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She will transition to Investment Banking from her current role
in Global Research. Freier will report to Travis Barnes, Global
Head of Financial Sponsors and Sustainable and Impact Investment
Banking and will be based in London.
“The transition to a low-carbon economy along with the wider
focus on sustainability will present significant opportunities and
challenges for our corporate and institutional clients - across
every sector of the economy - over the coming decades,” says Mr.
Barnes. “As we seek to advise clients on how best to capture
opportunities and proactively tackle challenges, Marie’s
appointment alongside Brian will bring expanded capabilities and
resources to our team. Marie and Brian will make a formidable
leadership for our global SIB franchise, and I’m excited about our
ability to advance our leadership position in differentiated
Investment Banking ESG coverage.”
As Global Co-Head, Ms. Freier will help the team to work with
more clients, and will provide more senior management resources in
EMEA, a complement to Mr. Reilly’s base in the Americas. Notably,
she will also bring great thought leadership through her background
in researching ESG topics over the past decade, helping to advance
Barclays’ goal of leading with thought-provoking content.
Since joining Barclays in early 2021 Ms. Freier has led the
bank’s ESG research efforts, building a global team of dedicated
ESG subject matter experts who work alongside Barclays’ Research
Analysts to assess how ESG issues impact financial risks and
valuations. Before Barclays, she was Sanford Bernstein’s Co-Head of
European Sales and Global Head of ESG.
Ms. Freier’s appointment is part of several human capital
investments that Barclays has made in Sustainable Finance recently
and follows the appointment of Daniel Hanna as Global Head of
Sustainable Finance for the Corporate and Investment Bank.
About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by
business, by different types of customer and client, and geography.
Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations
around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global
corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our
service company which provides technology, operations and
functional services across the Barclays Group. For further
information about Barclays, please visit our website
home.barclays.
About Barclays Corporate and Investment Bank
Barclays is a consumer and wholesale bank, supporting
individuals and small businesses through our consumer banking
services, and larger businesses and institutions through our
corporate and investment banking services. Our Corporate and
Investment Bank is comprised of the Investment Banking,
International Corporate Banking, Global Markets and Research
businesses; it provides money managers, financial institutions,
governments, supranational organisations and corporate clients with
services and advice for their funding, financing, strategic and
risk management needs. For further information about Barclays
Corporate and Investment Bank, please visit our website
www.cib.barclays.
About Sustainable and Impact Investment Banking (SIB)
Founded by Brian Reilly in late 2019, the Sustainable and Impact
Investment Banking (SIB) team brings differentiated insights to
clients on environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics. At
launch, SIB was the first dedicated ESG sector coverage team in the
industry. The team’s work is one example of how Barclays is
executing on its strategic priority to capture opportunities from
the transition to a low-carbon economy, bringing its advisory and
financial expertise to assist clients in their own transition.
The team works with emerging growth companies focused on solving
environmental and social issues to advise on strategic transactions
and secure financing; the team also works with
larger-capitalization companies to transition their businesses
through ESG-related financing and strategic transactions, including
partnerships with and investments in emerging growth companies. In
partnership with the M&A activist defense team, the SIB team
also advises clients on increasing interest from shareholders on
ESG-related topics. The team also partners with the global
Sustainable Capital Markets team led by Susan Barron.
The SIB team has also worked closely with Unreasonable Impact,
Barclays’ flagship global partnership that supports high-growth
entrepreneurs with the network and resources they need to address
issues and create jobs.
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