Leonique van Houwelingen has been appointed CEO of BNY Mellon’s European subsidiary, The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV.
Houwelingen previously served as an executive board member for the European bank and held the positions of asset servicing business head for Continental Europe, and country executive for the Netherlands.
Houwelingen replaces Laura Ahto who has been appointed as chief administration officer of BNY Mellon’s global asset servicing business in the US.
Dan Watkins, head of markets for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, will join the European bank’s board of directors as non-executive director.
Watkins will replace Michael Cole-Fontayn who was formerly BNY Mellon EMEA chairman upon Cole-Fontayn’s retirement.
Todd Gibbons, vice chairman of BNY Mellon and CEO of clearing, markets and client management, will also join the European bank’s board of directors as non-executive director.
Gibbons will assume the position previously held by Jim Wiener, BNY Mellon’s chief risk officer.
The changes remain subject to applicable approvals, including regulatory approval.
The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV is headquartered in Brussels and currently has branches in Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Luxembourg, Milan and Paris.
