JP Morgan Asset Management has expanded its sustainable investing team with two hires in research.

Roland Rott joins the firm as global head of sustainable investing research and will be responsible for ESG and thematic research and JPMAM’s proprietary ESG score. Rott was previously at La Française Group, where he was head of ESG and sustainable investment research.

Soňa Stadtelmeyer joins the firm as lead sustainable investing strategist in EMEA. She joins from Allianz Investment Management. Both new hires will report to Jennifer Wu, global head of sustainable investing.