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New President and EVP for Steer North America

Steer welcomes Herb Higginbotham as acting Executive President North America and Amber Turvey as EVP Operations to our leadership team.

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Herb Higginbotham & Amber Turvey

Herb Higginbotham and Amber Turvey.Steer is pleased to announce significant changes in senior leadership in our North America team, with Herb Higginbotham stepping into the role of acting Executive President North America and new starter Amber Turvey joining as Executive Vice President (EVP) Operations.

Herb brings a wealth of commercial and leadership experience from his time at Accenture and Cambridge Systematics. In his new role, he will drive the delivery of the North America Go Forward Plan, focusing on stability and business performance. In addition to his current sales and business development responsibilities, Herb will take on overall accountability for Steer's performance across North America and serve on the Company's Executive Team.

Amber will join in a brand-new role designed to span all aspects of operations. She will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the business while defining and delivering the longer-term capability and capacity to support Steer meet its goal of serving clients in North America. Amber joins Steer from Morningstar Sustainalytics, where she served as Director of Operations, Corporate Solutions, leading a team of 30 professionals, implementing CRM systems, and driving data-driven operational processes.

Together, these appointments, alongside our current North American leadership team, constitute a strong, versatile leadership team ready to take Steer North America into an exciting new phase of increasing how we best serve our clients. 

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