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GRI Sector Standard Project for
Financial Services
Capital Markets Technical Committee member
biographies
July 2023© GRI 2023

Contents
Technical committee members ................................................................................................................3Mark De Silva ...........................................................................................................................................3
Jeroen Nijhoff ...........................................................................................................................................3
Barbara Zonnefeld ...................................................................................................................................3
Delilah Rothenberg ..................................................................................................................................4
Thierry Philipponat ...................................................................................................................................4
Michael Tang............................................................................................................................................4
Daniele Spagnoli ......................................................................................................................................5
Adams Koshy ...........................................................................................................................................5
Maria Ruiz Sierra .....................................................................................................................................5
Mahesh Jayakumar ..................................................................................................................................6
Neha Bhatia .............................................................................................................................................6
Yasser Mounsif ........................................................................................................................................6
Lisa Nathan ..............................................................................................................................................7

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Technical committee members
In accordance with due process, the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB) has selected thefollowing members to participate in the GRI Capital Markets Technical Committee. The members
represent diverse, multi-stakeholder backgrounds and bring an excellent combination of relevant
knowledge and experience in the capital markets sector and its role in sustainable development.

Mark De Silva
Director and Global Climate Engagement Lead, HSBC
Asset Management
Mark De Silva is responsible for leading engagements with key
companies globally, from developing regions in Asia to the UK,
including many in the financial services sectors, with the aim ofimproving ESG performance and disclosure.
He previously worked as an Associate Director (ESG) for AIA Group,
responsible for developing the Group’s ESG strategy and reportingand engagement initiatives with internal and external stakeholders.
Mark De Silva also worked as a consultant across sectors, leading
the creation of sustainability strategies, reporting efforts, policy
development, and stakeholder engagement in conducting materiality
assessments for Hong Kong-listed companies since 2013.

Jeroen Nijhoff
Chief Sustainability Officer, DBS Bank
Jeroen Nijhoff has 20 years of experience in asset management andbanking. Currently responsible for the sustainability report andcorporate sustainability.
He has previous experience as a project director responsible for thereplacement of the global HR and finance tooling at Robeco.
Jeroen Nijhoff has Strong skills in sustainability, GRI, International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and managerial finance. He
holds an MSc in Controlling.

Barbara Zonnefeld
Head of ESG Reporting and Disclosure, State Street
Barbara Zonnefeld has over 15 years experience in the financial
sector in various roles, including audit, consulting, and developing
data and analytics solutions.
She participated in various standard-setting and regulatory initiatives,including in the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB),
working on the Fair Value and Insurance Contracts standards, and in
the European Insurance and Occupation Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
working on delegated acts for the Solvency II directive.
Barbara Zonnefeld gained sustainability reporting experience at
Moody’s Analytics. She was involved in designing the link between

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Moody’s climate data and analytics solutions (such as carbon
footprint data, climate scenario analysis, modeling, and ESG scores)
and insurance clients' climate risk management and reporting needs.

Delilah Rothenberg
Executive Director, Predistribution Initiative
Delilah Rothenberg is Co-Founder and the Executive Director of thePredistribution Initiative (PDI), a multi-stakeholder nonprofit
supporting investors in aligning their investment governance,
financial analysis, and asset allocation practices with the principles ofsystem-level investing and systematic stewardship.
She has nearly two decades of experience in finance across asset
classes – particularly private capital markets – having worked withprivate equity investors, lenders, and project developers on growthfinancing, ESG integration, and impact strategy for over 12 years.
She worked in sell-side equities with Bear Stearns and investment
research with Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG).
Serves on the Council of Institutional Investors (CII) Markets
Advisory Group, the Advisory Panel for the Capitals Coalition; is anadvisor to For the Long Term (public treasurers focused on ESG)
Delilah Rothenberg has served on various committees, advisorygroups, and working groups for the Sustainability AccountingStandards Board (SASB), Principles for Responsible Investment(PRI), and Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN), among others.

Thierry Philipponat
Chief Economist, Finance Watch
Thierry Philipponat has spent nearly three decades in the financesectors in different commercial and investment banking positions for
BFCE, O’Connor & Associates, Exane, UBS Ltd, and BNP Paribas.
In 2004 he was appointed global head of equity derivatives ofEuronext.liffe and a member of the executive committees of Euronext
in Paris and LIFFE in London.
He co-founded the European NGO Finance Watch in Brussels in2011 as its first Secretary General until 2014, was a chairman of theFrench Sustainable Investment Forum (FIR), a board member of theEuropean Sustainable Investment Forum (EUROSIF), and director ofthe economic think tank Institut Friedland.
He was also a member of the Board of the French Financial Markets
Authority (AMF) between 2013-2022, chaired the Climate andSustainable Finance Commission and the Market Consultative
Commission, and was a member of the European Commission’s first
Platform on sustainable finance between 2020-2022.
Thierry Philipponat is a member of EFRAG’s Sustainability Reporting
Board and has authored several books and numerous articles on
finance, financial regulation, sustainable finance, socially responsible
investment, and corporate social responsibility.

Michael Tang
Head of Listing Policy & Product Admission and Head,
Singapore Stock Exchange

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Michael Tang is the Head of Listing Policy & Product Admission at
Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo), a Singapore
Exchange (SGX Group) subsidiary that undertakes frontline
regulatory functions and leads the Sustainable Development Office at
SGX RegCo.He oversees listing policy and rules development,
administers the admission of securities products, coordinates
sustainability-related issues on the regulatory front and leads efforts
to promote sustainability across stakeholder groups.
He is a member of the Advisory Board of the NUS Business School’s
Centre for Governance and Sustainability (CGS), a Management
Committee member of Global Compact Network Singapore (GCNS),
and a member of the Environmental, Social, and GovernanceCommittee of the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID).
Michael Tang also co-leads the Green Finance Industry Taskforce
disclosure workstream convened by the Monetary Authority ofSingapore.

Daniele Spagnoli
Vice President ESG Methodologies, Moodys
Responsible for the development of methodologies to assess ESGrelated risks and opportunities for corporations, private companies,and financial institutions at Moody’s Analytics.
He held previous roles as a Research Manager at Vigeo Eiris,Manager of the Sustainability practice of Deloitte in Italy, andsupported the development of the G4 Sustainability Reporting
Guidelines as Research Assistant at the GRI in 2012.
He holds an M.Sc. in Accountancy and Control and a B.Sc. inEconomics and Business Administration.

Adams Koshy
Senior Specialist, Sustainable Markets, Principles ofResponsible Investment (PRI)
Adams Koshy is Senior Specialist with the Principles for Responsible
Investment (PRI) in its Driving Meaningful Data team. He works on
investor data needs and leads the development of a framework to
identify decision-useful corporate sustainability data for responsible
investors.
In 2021, he led PRI’s research to provide an overview of the ESG
reporting landscape for investors, which completed a high-level
review of 120 reporting instruments across nine jurisdictions and fiveglobal initiatives.
In 2022, he supported the development of PRI’s consultation
response on the exposure drafts from the International Sustainability
Standards Board (ISSB) and the European Financial ReportingAdvisory Group (EFRAG).
Adams Koshy is currently working on the ongoing consultation of thedraft framework from the Taskforce on Nature-related FinancialDisclosure (TNFD).

Maria Ruiz Sierra
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Head of Sustainable Investment, Sura Investment
Management
Maria Ruiz Sierra has over 10 years of experience in financepositions in both the private and public sectors, focusing on
environmental and social impact. She is the Head of Sustainable
Investment at SURA Investment Management, a leading Latin
American asset manager. Has led the company’s sustainable
investment strategy and developed methodologies to effectively
integrate ESG and climate analysis into portfolio management intraditional and alternative assets. She led SURA’s working group on
corporate sustainability and has promoted joint ESG projects withcolleagues from Grupo SURA’s insurance and pension fundbusinesses.
Maria Ruiz Sierra is also the co-founder of LANetwork, a researchand content platform on sustainability in Latin America, and amember of the advisor committee for PRI Latam.

Mahesh Jayakumar
Fixed Income Research Analyst, MFS Investment
Management
Mahesh Jayakumar is the Fixed Income research analyst focusing onESG issues at MFS Investment Management, responsible for helping
lead the integration effort within the fixed income investment team.
He is a member of various sustainability working groups responsiblefor guiding the firm-wide ESG investment strategy and assessing
global collaborative initiatives and partnerships.
He previously worked with State Street for a decade culminating as aSenior ESG Investment Strategist at State Street Global Advisors.
Other positions included Senior Fixed Income Portfolio Manager in
the Global Fixed Income, Cash and Currency team, and managed
portfolios in sectors such as Global Sovereigns and Agencies, USInvestment Grade Credit, and Green Bonds.

Neha Bhatia
Partner Sustainable Finance, ERM
Neha Bhatia has 18 years of financial markets experience, having
worked with leading investment banks (Barclays, JP Morgan) inLondon and Singapore with the successful delivery of structured
investment funds business in EMEA and Asia.
She is part of the ERM India leadership team in the Corporate
Sustainability and Climate Change practice. She has overseen thestrategic growth, sustainable investment, and operational resilienceof Swiss Re's reinsurance business in India.
Neha was instrumental in developing the global emerging market
investment risk framework, including solvency capital adequacy
modelling and stress testing for multi-asset class EM investments atSwiss Re.

Yasser Mounsif

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Head of Corporate Finance and Financial Disclosure,
Morocco Capital Markets Authority
Yasser Mounsif has over 15 years of experience at the Morocco
Capital Markets Authority. He previously worked as a Senior
Financial Analyst and head of Corporate Finance before moving tohis current role.
He is Co-Chair of the Measurement Working Group of theSustainable Finance and Banking Network hosted by the IFC.

Lisa Nathan
Senior Investor Engagement Advisor, UNI Global Union
Lisa Nathan’s current role at UNI Global Union includes representing
140 trade unions and 3 million workers in the finance sector. Sheengages with a wide range of actors across capital markets,particularly regarding the social impacts of their stewardship andinvestment decisions.
She is part of the Network Secretariat of the Committee on Workers’
Capital and has developed resources regarding expectations andresponsibilities for different actors across the investment chain.
She coordinates UNI’s work on human rights due diligence, including
participating in relevant dialogue with banks on their human rights
due diligence activities.
Lisa Nathan previously worked as a Senior Consultant with Impactt
and Lead of ShareAction’s Good Work Program.

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