Julie Wallace was named head of affect at LeapFrog Investments, the affect funding agency stated in a information launch Wednesday.

Additionally, Roger W. Ferguson Jr., former TIAA-CREF president and CEO, is becoming a member of the agency’s International Management Council, the discharge stated.

Ms. Wallace was world head of sustainability and group engagement at Normal Chartered Financial institution, working throughout Africa, Asia and the Center East.

She will likely be primarily based in London. Leapfrog stated in an emailed assertion that it has considerably restructured its affect staff over the previous 4 years, most just lately including sector heads of affect for monetary providers and well being care, and that Ms. Wallace was introduced in as head of affect to drive additional progress.

Each appointments are a part of LeapFrog’s effort to broaden its portfolio of economic providers and health-care corporations in world development markets. LeapFrog founder and CEO Andrew Kuper stated within the launch that the affect investing business is at an inflection level, “as top-tier institutional capital discovers the returns and the resilience achieved by way of purpose-led corporations.”