Chaired by Inger Andersen, United Nations Under-Secretary General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, the UNEP FI Leadership Council meets annually to provide vision and strategic direction to UNEP FI in orienting its role and that of the UN, in shaping, mainstreaming and deepening sustainability integration across the industry. It is designed to further mobilise the financial community to support a sustainable, resilient and inclusive economy.
The Leadership Council brings together CEOs and Chairpersons of banks and insurers currently represented on one of the three elected UNEP FI governance bodies; the Global Steering Committee, the board of the Principles for Responsible Banking or the board of the Principles for Sustainable Insurance. The first annual meeting was held in November 2021.
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Chair

Inger Andersen
United Nations Under-Secretary General and
Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme
UNEP FI Leadership Council

Eric Andersen
President, Aon plc

Oliver Bäte
CEO, Allianz SE

Jean-Laurent Bonnafé
CEO, BNP Paribas

Thomas Buberl
CEO of AXA Group

Álvaro Carrillo Buitrago
Presidente, Seguros Bolivar S.A.

Michael Guo
Group Executive Director, Co-CEO and Senior Vice President, Ping An Group

Wellington Holbrook
President and CEO, Vancity

Andrew Horton
Group CEO, QBE

Antonio Huertas
Chairman and CEO, Mapfre

Ok-Dong Jin
Chairman, Shinhan Financial Group

Patty Karuaihe-Martin
Managing Director, NamibRe (Namibia)

Philip Lopokoiyit
CEO, ICEA LION Group

Christos Megalou
CEO, Piraeus Bank

Anthony Miller
CEO, Westpac

Lesley Ndlovu
CEO, African Risk Capacity

Xia Ping
Chairman, Bank of Jiangsu

James Russell
CEO, TD Insurance

Paul Russo
Group CEO, KCB Group

Yinka Sanni
CEO Africa, Standard Bank

Javier Suárez Esparragoza
President, Davivienda

Marie-Aude Thépaut
CEO, CNP Assurances

Frank Vang-Jensen
CEO, Nordea