Leo Mutchler Brings 15 Years of Experience in Financial Services

NEW YORK, January 12, 2012 — BNY Mellon's wealth management business has appointed private banking veteran Leo Mutchler as escrow sales specialist for the firm's Tri-State region reporting to National Escrow Sales Manager Carolyn Kozlowski and based in New York.

Mutchler brings more than 15 years of experience of commercial banking with such firms as JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America and others. As head of custody sales at HSBC Private Bank he was responsible for developing this business line into a core offering.

Having earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin, Mutchler also holds a CFP designation.

BNY Mellon Wealth Management is among the nation's leading wealth managers, with more than two centuries of experience in providing investment management, wealth and estate planning, and private banking services to financially successful individuals and families, their family offices and business enterprises, charitable gift programs, and endowments and foundations. It is among the top 10 U.S. wealth managers with about $170 billion in private client assets and an extensive network of offices in the U.S. and internationally.

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, offering superior investment management and investment services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has $25.9 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.2 trillion in assets under management, services $11.9 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. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com or follow us on Twitter @bnymellon.