Watson formerly oversaw ESG strategy at John Swire & Sons (HK), the holding company for the Swire Group, before joining Teneo.
Mark Watson has been appointed head of ESG advisory, Asia Pacific, by global CEO advisory firm Teneo. Watson formerly oversaw ESG strategy at John Swire & Sons (HK), the holding company for the Swire Group, before joining Teneo. Additionally, he served as Cathay Pacific’s head of environmental affairs, the SBAC’s head of corporate environmental affairs, and the Energy Retail Association’s policy advisor.
Watson is an expert in sustainability with over 25 years of experience. She specializes in giving boards and senior leadership teams strategic advice and advising them on ESG strategy, performance, disclosure, and communications.
He has provided sustainability advice to a variety of businesses on topics like social challenges, external ESG investor ratings and performance, and green financing efforts. These topics include significant environmental hazards like climate change, water, energy, and waste.
According to Gaby Sulzberger, chair of global ESG advisory at Teneo, “Mark’s appointment signals a substantial advancement in Teneo’s ESG advising capabilities in the Asia Pacific area.”
With Mark’s experience in managing one of Asia’s major enterprises on establishing, and delivering against the E, S & G stakeholder expectations and aspirations, our client base around the world and in the area will be benefitted greatly. Mark will collaborate with Teneo’s integrated consulting services to help our clients navigate the region’s changing expectations for customers, investors, employees, governments, and regulators.
Following Sulzberger’s appointment as chair of the global ESG advisory in 2021, Watson joins Teneo.
He will be an important part of a core global team that, under Gaby’s direction, advises CEOs, boards, and leadership teams on formulating and implementing their ESG aspirations and develops world-class engagement strategies for key stakeholders.
Companies and governments have improved their ESG promises and activities over the past few years in a variety of areas, including net zero, diversity, equity, inclusion, and governance measures. While geopolitical, macroeconomic, and climate issues provide unprecedented challenges to business models and operational techniques, I’m delighted by the chance to serve Teneo’s clients as they make and deliver on their ESG-related pledges, said Watson.
