Michael Janiszewski joins BNY Mellon in asset servicing role

Michael Janiszewski has been appointed as chief operating officer to oversee BNY Mellon’s asset servicing strategy, digital and business operations.

Based in New York, Janiszewski will report to Roman Regelman, BNY Mellon’s CEO of asset servicing and head of digital.

In his new role, Janiszewski will ensure BNY Mellon stays aligned across its product and business development, client management functions, and with its partners in operations and technology.

Janiszewski will work with Anthony Nardella to determine the optimal structure for all business operations, including controls and governance, pricing, billing and business management.

Prior to BNY Mellon, Janiszewski worked at Invesco as global head of investment and distribution services and chief digital officer.

At Invesco, he was responsible for investment, distribution, and information management operations, where he led a number of successful transformations.

CEO Regelman says Janiszewski has a deep understanding of BNY Mellon’s products and services.

Regelman comments: “He also brings significant expertise in business strategy development, organisational design, operations management, and technology to the bank.”

Meanwhile, Janelle Prevost has been appointed as head of investor solutions, while Kenny King has been appointed as head of alternatives product, bringing his experience in working closely with alternative asset managers in prior roles.

Prevost and King will own the strategy and P&L for their products, alongside Allen Cohen and Ben Slavin, who continue to lead accounting and exchange traded funds, respectively.

With Prevost’s appointment, Steve Farlese will take on new, broader responsibilities as head of fund services solutions.

Regelman notes: “We’ll benefit from Steve Farlese’s deep product knowledge and execution experience as he leads the delivery of client solutions and drives the digital agenda across all our fund services products.”

Elsewhere, BNY Mellon has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Milestone Group, a provider of fund management technology.