Credit Suisse hires Quintet’s Purcell for sustainability

Former UBS director James Purcell has left Luxembourg-based private bank Quintet and joined Credit Suisse as head of sustainability. Purcell will report directly to ​​Credit Suisse’s chief sustainability officer, Emma Crystal.

After more than a decade at UBS, Purcell in 2020 joined Quintet as group head of sustainable, thematic and impact investments. At UBS he held similar positions between 2009 and 2020. His appointment at Credit Suisse took effect this month.

Purcell and his team will lead the bank and its clients toward a more sustainable future, Crystal said in a staff note at Credit Suisse. He will also join the Swiss bank’s sustainability committee.

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