Lazard Asset Management (LAM) announced the appointment of Evie Paterson as a Portfolio Manager/Analyst on Lazard’s global sustainable equity investment team.

In her new role, Paterson will help manage the Lazard Global Sustainable Equity strategy, an actively managed portfolio that invests in companies whose products and services support the transition to a more sustainable world and drive high or increasing financial productivity. She will be based in London.

Louis Florentin-Lee, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager on the Global Equities team at LAM said:

“As active managers, we are committed to our role as stewards of our clients’ capital. Evie’s sustainability expertise will greatly enhance our team and bring long-term benefits to our clients.”

Prior to joining LAM, Paterson served as Senior Research Analyst at Impax Asset Management, where she was responsible for generating new investment ideas for Impax’s environmental and sustainable equity strategies. In addition, she was a member of the portfolio construction teams for the $12 billion Global Opportunities strategy.

On LinkedIn, Paterson wrote:

“I am looking forward to working alongside Louis Florentin-Lee, Barnaby Wilson and the global research team, investing in financially productive companies whose products and services support the transition to a more sustainable world.”