18 Sustainability Executive Moves (So Far) in December 2025: New Hires, Departures and Career Changes

Chief sustainability officers (CSOs) and their lieutenants remain on the move worldwide. Here's a look at key sustainability executives and their latest career moves as of December 2025. Plus, we mention a few executives who work in and around the sustainability sector -- without necessarily sitting in the office of the CSO.

18. CSO Named: Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), an electric utility company in Peninsular Malaysia, has named Datuk Mahamad Nazri Pazil as senior chief strategy and sustainability officer (SCSSO), effective January 2026. Related: List of sustainability executive updates for December 2025.

17. CEO Transition - Software: Measurabl, which develops a sustainability data platform for real estate, promoted Chief Growth Officer Maureen Waters to CEO. She succeeds co-founder Matt Ellis, who shifts to executive chairman. Ellis will oversee investment and M&A opportunities and provide strategic counsel to the company, Measurabl said.

16. Executive Leadership: At SMRT Corporation, Margaret Teo will relinquish her group chief communications officer role to focus on group chief sustainability officer responsibilities.

15. Aviation: Menzies Aviation has named Jonathan Hankin as head of ESG. Hankin previously was VP of GSE safety and sustainability.

14. Renewable Fuel: Gevo, which specializes in renewable fuel and chemicals, and carbon management, has named Paul Bloom as president and eventual CEO. Current CEO Patrick Gruber plans to retire in April 2026.

13. CSO: CVS Health in October 2025 promoted Jennifer McColloch to CSO and VP of community impact.

12. Hotel Boardroom: Nicholas Cadbury, chief financial and sustainability officer at International Consolidated Airlines Group SA,. will join the InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) board in March 2026. Cadburywill serve on the IHG boar's audit and responsible business committees upon appointment.

11. Accounting: S&W has hired PricewaterhouseCoopers veteran Chris Grant to build a new sustainability reporting team within S&W's Risk Advisory business, according to a LinkedIn update from Grant. He's set to join S&W in January 2026, the update said.

10. CSO: M&G plc has hired Marian D’Auria to succeed Kathy Ryan as CSO. D’Auria reports to Group Director of Corporate Affairs Louise Shield.

9. Professional Services: EY has named Alexis Gazzo as global climate change and sustainability services (CCaSS) Leader. Gazzo essentially succeeds Matthew Bell, who departed to lead Anthesis as group CEO.

8. Government: The city and county of Honolulu, Hawaii has promoted Kealoha Fox from deputy director to executive director and chief resilience officer for the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency (CCSR).

7. Financial Services and Education: The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), the world’s largest educator-only pension fund, has named Nick Abel as sustainable investment and stewardship strategies investment director.

5. Contract Extension - CSO and IT Leader: Infineon Technologies has extended the contract of Elke Reichart, chief digitalization and sustainability officer (CDSO), ahead of schedule to 31 October 2030. Reichart's original contract would have expired at the end of October 2026. She remains responsible for group-wide digitalization projects, IT infrastructure and Infineon's sustainability strategy.

4. Executive Leadership - IT Services: Circular technology solution provider Foxway is hiring AFRY veteran Sara Lindstrand as chief sustainability officer (CSO). Lindstrand will join Foxway from AFRY, where she currently serves as head of sustainability. Her move to Foxway will be effective on March 2, 2026. Foxway, founded in 2009, is based in Sweden. The company, backed by more than 1,000 employees, generates more than SEK 8.3 billion (US$877.3 million) in annual turnover.

3. Head of Sustainability: BDO Ireland has hired Dorothy Maxwell as a new partner and head of sustainability to further assist customers with ESG requirements and compliance strategies.

2. Software Executive: Workiva has hired Adobe and ServiceNow veteran Deepak Bharadwaj as executive VP & chief product officer. Bharadwaj now leads Workiva’s product and UX organizations. Workiva develops software portfolio for finance, accounting, sustainability, risk and audit teams.

1. Accelerator - Executive Transition: IdeaSpace, a startup accelerator and early-stage venture investment arm of the MVP Group of Companies, named Alwyn Rosel as the new executive director of IdeaSpace and QBO Innovation, succeeding Jay Fajardo. IdeaSpace is based in the Philippines.

Why IT Service Providers Should Care About Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs)

By 2027, 25% of Global 2000 companies will have assigned a chief sustainability officer (CSO) responsible for meeting their organization’s ESG goals and making ESG-related IT purchasing decisions, according to IDC.

Admittedly, we don't know if or how President Donald Trump's policies will pressure or reduce CSO roles in the United States. Regardless, we believe that technology partners need to extend their sales, marketing, engagement and support strategies to successfully fulfill CSO needs.