Compensation, governance, and sustainability tools and advisory services provider ISS Corporate Solutions (ICS) announced today the appointment of Kosmas Papadopoulos as Head of Americas Sustainability Advisory. Papadopoulos will assume responsibility for ICS’ Sustainability Consulting strategy and evolution of services and customer success.

ICS a subsidiary of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), provides companies with expertise in designing and managing corporate governance, executive compensation, and sustainability programs.

Most recently, Papadopoulos served as Vice President, Senior Impact Management Analyst at Calvert Research and Management, and prior to that was Senior Director, Corporate Governance & Activism, at FTI Consulting. He also served for over 12 years in various senior leadership and research roles at Institutional Shareholder Services, including Executive Director, Head of Publications, ISS Analytics and Associate Director, Custom Research, among others.

Papadopoulos, said:

“I am very excited to join ICS’ dynamic Sustainability Advisory team in furtherance of ICS’ mission to deliver best-in-class data, tools, and advisory services. I look forward to working with ICS’ clients to address the full spectrum of their sustainability needs and to evolve our solutions set building upon ICS’ rapidly growing capabilities.”

ICS also announced the appointment of Michelle Albanese as a Senior Sustainability Advisor, reporting to Papadopoulos. Prior to joining the company, Albanese served in various sustainability roles for TD Bank Group, most recently as Head of Responsible Sourcing and Supplier Diversity, and as Senior Conservation Consultant at Orland Conservation.

Papadopoulos will report to Marija Kramer, Head of ICS. Kramer, said:

“With the significant expansion of ICS’ Sustainability Advisory capabilities, I am pleased to welcome new hires of such high caliber with demonstrated track-records of sustainability expertise and strategy to augment our team. As an industry leader with deep experience meeting the needs of global corporations, we are well positioned to address the growing demand for holistic solutions incorporating sustainability offerings.”