Swiss asset manager Patrizia has appointed a new head of ESG.

Aaron Scott will join the firm’s Zurich office as Head of Strategy & ESG and report to CEO Thomas Wels. Patrizia says Scott will be instrumental in helping drive the company’s ‘Strategy 2023’ in which ESG will be a key strategic focus area to be embedded in all of PATRIZIA’s processes and will guide the company’s sustainable product development.

Before joining PATRIZIA, Aaron Scott spent 20 years in change management and strategy development for the National Australian Bank and UBS.