In 2020, signatories voted to elect an asset owner and an investment manager to the board. They also voted to confirm the appointment of the chair, to receive the PRI Annual Report and accounts and to approve the Signatory General Meeting minutes.
2020 board elections
Asset owner representative votes
Each asset owner signatory had the opportunity to vote for 1 candidate out of the 5 put forward. Renosi Mokate was re-elected as a board director.
| Asset owner candidates | Votes |
|---|---|
| Renosi Mokate, Chairperson, GEPF Board of Trustees, GEPF | 141 (55.3%) |
| Rafael Castro, Executive Manager of Compliance and Internal Control, PREVI | 41 (16.1%) |
| Patricia Alejo, Portfolio Manager, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | 35 (13.7%) |
| Juan Camilo Osorio Londono, Chairman of the Board, Afore Sura | 25 (9.8%) |
| Kamal Mitha, Head Investments, Sasria | 13 (5.1) |
- 274 (48.2%) of 568 asset owner signatories voted
- 19 (6.9%) abstained
Investment manager representative votes
Each investment manager signatory had the opportunity to vote for 1 candidate out of the 7 put forward. Tycho Sneyers was re-elected as a board director.
| Investor manager candidates | Votes |
|---|---|
| Tycho Sneyers, Managing Partner, LGT Capital Partners | 337 (35.8%) |
| Jessica Malmfors, CEO, Nordea | 190 (20.2%) |
| Carola van Lamoen, Head SI Center of Expertise, Executive Director, Robeco | 166 (17.6%) |
| Alyssa Go, VP of Sustainability, RRG Capital Management | 99 (10.5%) |
| Roelfien Kuijpers, Global ESG Client Officer, DWS Group | 82 (8.7%) |
| Longhai Qian, Chair of Supervisory Board, First Capital Securities Co., Ltd | 45 (4.8%) |
| Peter Greenwood, Director of ESG and Impact, TriLinc Global, LLC | 23 (2.4%) |
- 274 (48.2%) of 568 asset owner signatories voted
- 19 (6.9%) abstained
Confirm appointment of the chair votes
In advance of the PRI Board meeting in July 2020, the board reaffirmed their agreement to nominate the current chair, Martin Skancke, for a final three-year term from January 2021 to December 2023. This decision was confirmed by the approval of a simple majority of signatories, including a simple majority of asset owner signatories.
The vote confirmed the re-appointment of the Chair, Martin Skancke for a final three-year term.
- 1,301 (99.5%) of 1,393 signatories voted, 85 (6.1%) abstained and 7 (0.5%) opposed
- 256 (99.2%) of 274 asset owners voted, 16 (5.8%) abstained and 2 (0.8%) opposed
Receive the PRI Annual Report and accounts votes
Signatories had the opportunity to receive the Annual Report and accounts by way of a simple majority vote in the Signatory General Meeting (SGM).
The majority voted to receive the Annual Report and accounts.
- 1272 (99.8%) of 1,393 signatories voted, 118 (8.5%) abstained and 3 (0.2%) opposed
2021 board elections
The 2021 PRI Board elections are for four asset owner and one investment manager position. A call for candidates to nominate for board director representative positions will be announced in June 2021.
To register your interest in advance, please email: governance@unpri.org
