CBRE Global Investors has appointed Robbie Epsom as head of ESG for Europe, Middle East and Africa.

Epsom will be responsible for ESG integration across the firm’s EMEA operations and will report to Aleksandra Njagulj, global head of ESG. He was previously associate director at environmental consultancy WSP Global.

“Robbie joins us at an exciting time as we enter the next stage in expansion of our global sustainable real assets investment management strategy. His extensive experience and impressive track record mean that he is well-positioned for the newly created role as it increasingly becomes a top priority for our real assets investors, our tenants and is fundamental to our business to driving long-term outperformance. We very much look forward to working with him,” Ms. Njagulj said in a news release Wednesday.