Fidelity International has appointed Elly Irving as director of stewardship.

Irving will be responsible for Fidelity’s corporate engagement activity across EMEA and the Americas and will report to Flora Wang, head of stewardship. She was previously director of stewardship at Lazard Asset Management and head of engagement at Schroders.

Jenn-Hui Tan, chief sustainability officer, Fidelity International, said, “Stewardship is a core element of how we invest, and we remain focused on enhancing client outcomes through effective corporate engagement. I’m delighted to welcome Elly to the team and look forward to working closely with her. Her extensive experience and leadership in stewardship and investment-focused ESG integration will enable us to continue developing our global stewardship approach to meet evolving client needs.”

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