Asset Management

Lazard’s ESG co-head Nikita Singhal departs amid reshuffle

Fund arm scraps co-head structure as backlash against ESG ramps up in the US

Lazard's New York-based ESG boss Nikita Singhal departs the business after five years
Lazard's New York-based ESG boss Nikita Singhal departs the business after five years Photo: Jeenah Moon/Getty Images

Lazard Asset Management's ESG boss Nikita Singhal has left the firm amid an overhaul of its sustainability business.

The $193.6bn fund group has scrapped the co-head structure for its sustainable investment team, according to a person familiar with the situation.

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