NEW YORK, July 12, 2012 — BNY Mellon, the global leader in investment management and investment services, has appointed Dan Gosselin chief executive officer of BNY Trust Company of Canada and head of its corporate trust business in Canada. 

Gosselin is responsible for managing BNY Mellon's corporate trust business in Canada for an extensive client base across the country and developing relationships with all relevant institutions operating in the Canadian capital markets.  He is based in Toronto and reports to Sonia Chaliha, head of client and business development for Latin America and Canada for BNY Mellon Corporate Trust.

Prior to joining the company, Gosselin worked as a consultant for Mackie Research Capital as a special advisor to the president of the private client division.  Before that, he provided private consultancy and advisory services and held a number of senior level wealth management, fund and asset management appointments.  Gosselin has extensive capital markets experience, having run a variety of fixed income, sales, origination and trading functions as a managing director at both Merrill Lynch Canada and CIBC World Markets.

"Dan is an industry veteran with deep knowledge of the Canadian and global markets," said Chaliha.  "His appointment enhances our local presence and reinforces our growing commitment to the market."

BNY Mellon Corporate Trust, through BNY Trust Company of Canada, provides global trust and agency services to Canadian issuers interested in tapping the global capital markets, as well as any issuer looking to issue in the Canadian domestic capital markets. 

BNY Mellon Corporate Trust services $11.9 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 to 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, offering superior investment management and investment services through a worldwide client-focused team.  It has $26.6 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.3 trillion in assets under management, services $11.9 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.4 trillion per day.  BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK).  Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com or follow us on Twitter@BNYMellon.