Wim Hautekiet takes the reins at BNY Mellon SA/NV 20 July 2012Brussels Reporter: Georgina Lavers
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Paul Bodart will retire following a 17-year career with BNY Mellon, with Wim Hautekiet taking over as CEO of its European banking entity The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV.
Wim Hautekiet currently acts as deputy general counsel for BNY Mellon across the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
“Wim Hautekiet has a deep understanding of the investment servicing business across Europe and our client needs, and is very well placed to take our European banking entity to the next level of development,” said Gerald Hassell, chairman, president and chief executive officer of BNY Mellon.
“Paul Bodart has made a tremendous contribution to our business over the past 17 years for which we thank him. We are delighted that Paul will continue to be active within our industry, in a new role working for the European Central Bank as a member of the Programme Board of the T2S Project.
This is an important role that is testament to his knowledge, experience and the standing with which he is held in our industry.”
The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV is headquartered in Brussels and currently has branches in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, and Paris. It is mainly active in the securities servicing sector (asset servicing, collateral management, and trustee services).
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