BNY Mellon has hired Gregory Roath as new Asia-Pacific head of global client management, replacing Eleni Wang.
In his new role, Roath will work with all the businesses and country executives across the region to ensure BNY Mellon continues to understand anticipate and exceed the expectations of clients and regulators, according to Asia Asset Management.
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Roath will report to Steve Lackey, Asia-Pacific chairman. Meantime, Roath will continue to serve on the company’s executive committee and Asia-Pacific operating committee.
Roath has joined BNY Mellon in New York in 1999 to work on product management and Western European relationship management. Later, he has spent seven years managing new business development and client relationships in Central Europe, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan since 2001. Then, he moved to Hong Kong to lead the depositary receipts (DR) business in North Asia in 2008 and was promoted to Asia-Pacific head of DRs in 2010.
Additionally, Roath will be replaced by Neil Atkinson as the new Asia-Pacific head of DRs. Atkinson will work alongside on BNY Mellon’s Asia-Pacific executive committee and the DR senior management team, headed by Christopher Kearns, chief executive officer of BNY Mellon’s DR business in New York.
Atkinson has joined BNY Mellon’s London office in 2006 and moved to Hong Kong in 2011 to take over the responsibility for product development and strategy in Asia Pacific. He also served as head of BNY Mellon’s DR business in India.
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By GlobalDataLackey said: "We continue to gain market share and benefit from the steady investments we are making to help Asian institutions succeed at every stage of the investment lifecycle. Greg’s global acumen will play an integral role as we continue to drive greater collaboration across our investment services and investment management businesses."
Kearns said: "Neil brings many years of experience and strong international credentials to his new role, and is the ideal candidate to build upon Greg’s many achievements and continue to drive our DR business forward in the region."
