Financial market infrastructure provider SIX Group, operator of the SIX Swiss Exchange and Spain’s stock market operator BME, announced today the appointment of Martina Macpherson as Head of ESG Product Management.

In her new role, Macpherson will lead the ESG product management group at SIX’s financial data division, SIX Financial Information. SIX Financial Information offers a range of solutions and services including securities reference and pricing data, tax and regulatory data services, as well as flagship indices and bespoke benchmarks. The group also offers ESG-focused solutions including ESG regulatory data, real time ESG scores, and ESG indices.

Shai Popat, Head Content and Product Management at SIX, said:

“I am delighted to have Martina join our team. She brings a wealth of experience and expertise the help deliver our vision in the field of sustainable finance.”

Macpherson has held a series of senior ESG investing and sustainable finance roles throughout her career. She joins SIX from financial group ODDO BHF, where she served as Head of ESG Strategy. Prior to ODDO, she was Senior Vice President, ESG, at Moody’s, responsible for overseeing Moody’s ESG strategy for product and thought leadership positioning, and was Moody’s content expert and a global ESG spokesperson on ESG, Green Finance and Impact for the organization. She also led ESG efforts at various financial institutions including Foreign & Colonial and Insight IM in London.

Macpherson said:

“It is an incredible opportunity to lead the ESG product management group at SIX. I am truly looking forward to contributing to the vision and mission of SIX to define, design and develop innovative and integrated sustainability, regulatory and impact management solutions for financial markets.”