BNY Mellon has appointed Alejandro Perez to chief operating officer for global market infrastructure (GMI) at BNY Mellon, based in New York.
In his new role, Perez will work closely with Robin Vince, vice chair and CEO of global market infrastructure, and the leaders across BNY Mellon’s GMI businesses.
GMI businesses include clearance and collateral management, treasury services, markets and execution services and Pershing.
Working with the leaders, Perez will help BNY Mellon maximise opportunities for closer collaboration and product integration.
Perez brings extensive operational leadership and execution capabilities to his new position having previously worked at Goldman Sachs, Bloomberg and most recently, at fintech Unqork.
According to BNY Mellon, he established a strong record of not only building and operating businesses, but also developing new products and capabilities.
He also has gained experience leading relationship management teams and managing complex mergers and acquisitions integrations.
Elsewhere, BNY Mellon has collaborated with Saphyre to utilise artificial intelligence technology to revolutionise the client experience and substantially automate and expedite client onboarding.