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HSBC Appoints Denise Odaro as Head of Sustainable Finance and Transition for Europe and Americas
Mark Segal
March 9, 2026
HSBC announced the appointment of sustainable finance veteran Denise Odaro as its new Head of Sustainable Finance and Transition, Europe and Americas.
Odaro joins HSBC after serving as Head of ESG & Sustainability at private equity firm PAI Partners, where she led PAI’s firm-wide ESG strategy with direct accountability for ESG Value Creation Plans, due diligence, and sustainability integration across more portfolio companies in healthcare, business services, industrials, and consumer goods.
Prior to joining PAI, Odaro worked for more than 10 years at World Bank Group’s private sector arm the International Finance Corporation (IFC), serving as Global Head of Investor Relations & Sustainable Finance Coordination, leading the development finance organization’s investor relations strategy and working with debt capital markets and equity investment teams on ESG integration, overseeing due diligence, sustainability reporting, and investor engagement. She has also served as Chair, of the Executive Committee, Green, Social & Sustainability-Linked Bond Principles for the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), as a member of S&P Global’s ESG Leadership Council, as a member of the London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) Sustainable Finance Advisory Group, and currently serves on the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Financial Institutions Advisory Board.
In a post announcing the appointment, HSBC said:
“We are pleased to welcome Esohe Denise Odaro as Head of Sustainable Finance and Transition, Europe and Americas, as she brings over 20 years of experience to partner with our clients as they seek to decarbonise and support the scaling of critical transition ecosystems.”
Mark founded ESG Today following a 20 year career in investment management and research. Prior to founding ESG Today, Mark worked at Delaney Capital Management (DCM) in Toronto, Canada, most recently as the firm’s head of U.S. equities. While at DCM, Mark was part of the firm’s ESG team, responsible for evaluating and tracking the sustainability factors impacting portfolio companies, and assessing the suitability of companies for portfolio inclusion. Mark also spent several years in the sell-side research industry, covering the technology and services sectors. Mark holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York, a BBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, and is a CFA charterholder.
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