19 April 2024, Zurich: South Pole, the leading carbon project expert and climate consultancy, is pleased to announce the promotion of Kushal Bhimjiani to Group General Counsel (Global Head of Legal & Compliance), effective immediately.
The move follows her appointment as General Counsel (Corporate, Regulatory & Compliance) earlier this year. In addition to her new position as Group General Counsel, she will also continue in her role as the company's Corporate Secretary, counselling the Board and Executive Committee on corporate governance matters.
Shalin Kaur, Regional Head of Legal for APAC and Global Employment, was appointed Assistant General Counsel in January 2024 and she will continue in this role.
As South Pole continues to optimise its organisation, Kushal's promotion reflects a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance and regulatory compliance in line with best practices. Her leadership will support the Legal & Compliance teams in close coordination with the company's newly appointed CEO, Daniel Klier, and Chief Risk Officer, Antoine Prédour. Kushal's extensive experience will allow the company to adapt to different market and regulatory dynamics, ensuring the business is equipped to meet the changing expectations of regulators, clients, and the market at large.
Kushal Bhimjiani is a qualified English solicitor with 12 years of experience in renewables, infrastructure, banking and finance, investments, special situations and restructuring at global law firms Milbank, Norton Rose Fulbright and Herbert Smith Freehills. She is a graduate of National Law School of India, Bangalore.
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South Pole is the world's leading carbon project expert and climate consultancy.
Since 2006, South Pole has been a trusted partner and advisor to governments, public sector organisations, and leading businesses on their decarbonisation journeys. South Pole serves over 1,000 clients across the world, and its global team of experts has helped many Fortune 500 businesses implement comprehensive strategies that help build resilience and turn climate action into long-term business opportunities.
In line with its mission to deliver climate impact at scale, South Pole has used the power of markets to help channel climate finance to over 850 projects in more than 50 countries across the globe. To date, these projects have helped reduce over 200 million metric tonnes of CO2 emissions, accelerated low-carbon transformations across several sectors, and provided measurable benefits to communities vulnerable to climate change.
The business is supported by world-class investors, including Temasek's GenZero, Lightrock, Corisol, and Salesforce Ventures.
South Pole is a social enterprise recognised by the World Economic Forum's Schwab Foundation, and committed to becoming a B Corp globally across all of its local entities.
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