Tower Peak appoints Monika Dangova to lead sustainability efforts

Tower Peak Partners has appointed Monika Dangova as its new Head of Sustainability in London, strengthening the firm’s capacity to weave ESG considerations into private capital decisions across its portfolios. The hire signals a deeper push into climate-aligned investing as private managers face growing regulatory and LP scrutiny over measurable impact.

At Tower Peak, Dangova will lead ESG data integration, impact measurement and sustainability strategy across the firm’s investments. Her remit includes upgrading reporting systems, shaping climate transition plans and working with investment teams to align deals with long-term decarbonisation goals. The role is designed to ensure environmental and social outcomes sit alongside financial returns in the firm’s underwriting process.

Dangova joins from KPMG, where she led sustainable finance work inside the firm’s global decarbonisation hub. There she architected frameworks that helped private capital managers launch SFDR Article 8 and 9 vehicles and she supported mechanisms that underpinned roughly $50 billion of capital deployment into climate and energy transition projects — a programme that was highlighted at international climate fora including COP28. Prior to KPMG, she ran ESG at Plastic Energy, a company focused on chemical recycling and plastics circularity.

“I’m excited to join Tower Peak at a moment when operational decarbonisation and social impact are integral to long‑term value creation,” said Monika Dangova, describing her aim to translate policy, data and finance tools into actionable investment plays. Her background spans sustainable product design, structured transition finance and public–private mobilisation efforts — skills increasingly in demand as limited partners seek credible climate plans from managers.

Anthony Catachanas, CEO of Tower Peak Partners, said the appointment will help the firm accelerate industrial transition investments and strengthen engagement with institutional investors. He framed the hire as part of a broader push to standardise ESG workflows and to build measurable impact into the portfolio construction process — a priority for many mid‑market private capital firms competing for European and UK LP allocations.

The move comes as the sustainable investment landscape matures: global assets managed with sustainability criteria have surpassed tens of trillions of dollars, and regulatory regimes such as SFDR in the EU and evolving UK disclosure expectations are driving demand for senior sustainability specialists. For Tower Peak, adding an experienced practitioner with both advisory and in‑house operational experience could improve deal sourcing, accelerate value‑creation initiatives in carbon‑intensive businesses and bolster reporting credibility with limited partners.