NEW YORK, November 10, 2010 — BNY Trust Company of Canada, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNY Mellon, announced that Caroline Cruickshank has been appointed senior sales representative for Eastern Canada, a newly created role. Based in Toronto, Cruickshank will focus on increasing the company's sales coverage throughout the Ontario, Quebec and Maritime provinces as part of the company's efforts to capitalize on new opportunities presented by the recent acquisition of CIBC Mellon's corporate trust business in Canada. Cruickshank reports to Erin Courcey, managing director and head of sales for Canada and Latin America at BNY Mellon Corporate Trust.

Cruickshank was most recently a vice president within BNY Mellon Corporate Trust in London, responsible for the business development of products and services that support insurance and reinsurance-sector clients throughout Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Before joining BNY Mellon in 2000, she worked for a number of large financial institutions, including HSBC Global Investor Services, Credit Suisse, Chase Manhattan and Scotiabank.

"Caroline is a seasoned industry professional with deep experience managing client relationships. Her appointment will help us advance our leadership position and strategic priorities in the region," said Troy Kilpatrick, head of global sales for BNY Mellon Corporate Trust.

Earlier this year, BNY Mellon acquired the corporate trust business of CIBC Mellon, more than doubling its share of the corporate trust market in Canada and expanding its leadership position in a number of key segments. It now services approximately $300 billion in outstanding debt with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal.

BNY Mellon Corporate Trust services $12 trillion in outstanding debt from 61 locations in 20 countries. Its clients include governments and their agencies, multinational corporations, financial institutions and other entities that access the global debt capital markets. The corporate trust business utilizes its global footprint and expertise to deliver a full range of issuer and related investor services and develop customized and market-driven solutions. Its range of core services includes debt trustee, paying agency, escrow and other fiduciary offerings.

BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 36 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has $24.4 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.14 trillion in assets under management, services $12.0 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.6 trillion per day. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.