The firm has around $7.6 billion in assets under management.

Mirova, a subsidiary of US-headquartered Natixis Global Asset Management, has appointed Hervé Guez as head of equities and fixed income at Mirova. He is currently head of responsible investment research at Mirova.

Guez has been head of responsible investment research since the firm’s inception in 2012, Mirova said in a statement yesterday.

 He worked for 10 years as a bond market credit analyst for various companies, and then moved to Natixis in 2007 as a senior credit analyst.

In his new role at Mirova, Guez will be in charge of coordinating the fund management teams in Paris, and will report to Philippe Zaouati, chief executive at Mirova, and Jens Peers, global chief investment officer of equities and fixed income.

“We seek to consolidate our expertise by strengthening the collaboration between the research and management teams," said Zaouati. "The appointment of Hervé Guez allows us to better serve our goal of creating added value for our clients, with management that incorporates environmental, social and governance criteria, as we gain in momentum for development in Europe and the US."