Artemis hires El Khoury for new impact role

El Khoury, who will be based in London, will be reporting into the recently appointed head of global equities, Alex Stanic. She starts with the firm on 6^th March 2023.

She will be also leveraging off the wealth of engagement and investment research using ESG and sustainable criteria which individual teams perform across the existing fixed income and equity Artemis fund ranges.

She joins from Columbia Threadneedle Investment, where she incepted and led the CT Sustainable Global Equity Income Strategy in May 2021 and remained lead manager up until her resignation.

She was also co-manager of the CT Sustainable Opportunities Global Equity and CT SDG Engagement Global Equity strategies.

El Khoury spent more than 12 years at BMO Global Asset Management, prior to CT’s acquisition of the business in November 2021.

Paras Anand, Artemis’ CIO, said: “Sacha is an expert in identifying companies with strong sustainability credentials that can make a positive impact on the environment and society. Her expertise overlaps well with that of the Artemis Positive Future team.

“Many of our clients share Artemis’ long-term commitment to sustainable investment and increasingly they want strategies that make a measurable positive impact. Sacha’s appointment further strengthens our capabilities in global equities and in impact equities specifically.”

Artemis’ Head of Global Equities, Alex Stanic, said: “This is a great hire for the firm and will not only help leverage on the excellent work the Positive Future team do currently but also help enhance the ESG research that Artemis integrates within its portfolios.

“It is clear to us that an active approach can really create real world impact and produce good long-term returns to investors. Sacha’s addition to an already strong team underlines our commitment to proving that.”