BNY Mellon has announced that Robert Whittemore will be its new head of treasury services for Japan.
He will be responsible for managing and building BNY Mellon’s delivery of payment and trade service, including trade outsourcing, USD clearing and cross-border payments to Japanese institutions.
With more than 24 years experience in financial services, Whittemore has held a number of senior sales roles across Asia, including almost a decade spent at the Bankers Trust in Tokyo and six years working in Hong Kong and Tokyo for Chase Manhattan Bank.
Most recently, he has worked as an independent financial consultant.
His Tokyo-based BNY Mellon role will see him reporting to Richard Brown, head of treasury services in Asia.
“Japan is a major and growing market for BNY Mellon, as the biggest banks and even regional banks demand robust, high-quality services such as global payments from a provider with global scale, reach and technology and the highest service standards. Rather than competing with them for their corporate or retail clients, our model is to access these markets through local partner banks so we achieve win-win solutions that enable them to grow their businesses,” comments Brown.
“It is therefore vital that we have strong local leadership in Tokyo to drive our business forward and ensure our products and services are readily available to the institutional market,” Brown adds.
Last Updated April 29, 2010
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