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BNY Mellon strengthens UK intermediary distribution team

Nick Thiem appointed Head of UK Wealth Managers and Private Banks alongside three new hires within the strategic partnerships and regional sales teams

LONDON, 12 November 2018 – BNY Mellon Investment Management, one of the world’s leading investment management organisations with US$1.8 trillion in , has appointed Nick Thiem as head of UK wealth managers and private banks.

Nick has over two decades of experience leading and driving distribution strategies focusing on wealth managers, global financial institutions, multi-managers and family offices. He joins BNY Mellon IM from Coupland Cardiff where he was head of UK distribution. Prior to this, Nick held senior distribution roles at Aberdeen Asset Management (now ), Scottish Widows Investment Partnership and Gartmore Investment Management (now Henderson).

BNY Mellon IM has a unique multi-boutique model that brings together the best of scale and focused investment specialism and Nick will focus on offering investors relevant solutions from the firm’s specialists including Insight Investment, Newton Investment Management, Walter Scott & Partners, Alcentra and BNY Mellon IM’s U.S. multi-asset manager1. In addition, he will support the firm’s wider distribution strategy for global financial institutions.

Fergus McCarthy, head of UK and Ireland intermediary distribution at BNY Mellon IM, commented: “Nick’s appointment underpins our commitment to the wealth management and private banking segment where we continue to see many opportunities for growth. With his extensive expertise and knowledge, he is a strong addition to the team and will play an integral role in driving forward our ambitions in this area.”

The firm has also hired Adam Lomas as investment sales manager responsible for the South East and from Franklin Templeton, and expanded its strategic partnerships team with Amy Henderson and Ryan Grey, who joined from Jupiter Asset Management and BNY Mellon IM’s UK client services team, respectively.

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BNY Mellon Investment Management is one of the world’s leading investment management organizations and one of the top U.S. wealth managers, with US$1.8 trillion in assets under management as of September 30, 2018. It encompasses BNY Mellon’s affiliated investment management firms, wealth management services and global distribution companies. BNY Mellon Investment Management is a division of BNY Mellon, which has US$35.4 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration as of September 30, 2018. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com. Follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon or visit our newsroom at www.bnymellon.com/newsroom for the latest company news.

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1BNY Mellon Investment Management’s U.S. multi-asset manager, formed from the combination of Standish, Mellon Capital, and The Boston Company, will be renamed Mellon Corporation and operate under the brand Mellon effective January 2, 2019. News Release

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