NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- BNY Mellon, a
global leader in investment management and investment services,
announced today that its Board of Directors has elected
Elizabeth Robinson, the former
Global Treasurer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., as an
independent director, effective immediately. With the addition of
Robinson, BNY Mellon's Board will have 12 directors, 11 of whom are
independent. Robinson will also be included in BNY Mellon's
slate of nominees for election to the Board at the 2017 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders.
"We are delighted to welcome Liz to our Board," said BNY Mellon
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gerald
L. Hassell. "Liz will be a great asset to BNY Mellon as we
continue to execute on our strategic and regulatory
initiatives."
Robinson will join the Finance and Risk Committees of BNY
Mellon's Board of Directors.
Robinson, 47, joined Goldman Sachs in 1990 in the Investment
Banking Division. She became the Global Treasurer in 2005 and
a partner in 2006. As Treasurer, Robinson managed Goldman
Sachs' liquidity risk, balance sheet, and capital, funded the
firm's global businesses and worked with external
stakeholders. Robinson retired as Treasurer at the end of
2015 and, until August 2016, served
as an Advisory Director and a member of the Board of Directors of
Goldman Sachs Bank USA.
Robinson is also a trustee of Williams
College and MASS MoCA.
BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping
its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout
the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for
institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon
delivers informed investment management and investment services in
35 countries and more than 100 markets. As of June 30, 2016, BNY Mellon had $29.5 trillion in assets under custody and/or
administration, and $1.7 trillion in
assets under management. 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.
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Contact:
Colleen Krieger
212.635.6491
colleenanne.krieger@bnymellon.com
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