Directors
Howard
Pearce
Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair
Howard has over 30 years’ experience in the financial investment sector, in both non-executive and executive roles. He is the founder of HowESG Limited, a specialist environmental asset stewardship and governance consultancy business and a non-executive director and Chair of Menhaden Resource Efficiency PLC. Previous roles include Chair of the Columbia Threadneedle Global Asset Management Responsible Investment Advisory Council (which covers emerging market equities), Chair of the Pension Boards (the audit committees) of the Avon, Berkshire, and Wiltshire Pension Funds, Chair of the audit committee of a UK port authority, Chair of the investment and audit committees of a UK health charity, and non-executive board member of Response Global Media Limited.
Earlier in his career he was Head of the Environment Agency Pension Fund (and member of its investment committee) with responsibility for advising asset allocation and selecting external asset managers (including emerging markets).