BNY Mellon appoints head of North American distribution

Kimberly Mustin has joined BNY Mellon Investment Management as head of North American distribution, responsible for leading new business strategy and driving sales, client management and consultant relations efforts across institutional, retirement and retail markets throughout North America.

“Kim has significant leadership experience in all three North American markets and has succeeded within a multi-boutique investment management structure,” says PeterPaul Pardi, BNY Mellon’s global head of distribution. “We are delighted to have Kim lead our North American efforts and are confident she will further enhance our ability to build a market-leading organization focused on delivering outstanding investment solutions to our clients from across our specialist boutiques.”

In North America, Mustin will oversee centralized distribution and consultant relations across Dreyfus, BNY Mellon retirement and institutional markets. Working closely with BNY Mellon’s investment boutiques, as well as investment management’s product and marketing leadership, she will lead the strategic plan for the North American distribution business.

Mustin joins BNY Mellon most recently from OppenheimerFunds where she was head of global strategic accounts since 2010, leading all institutional buyer groups including institutional, retail home offices, third party and global private banking platforms.

Prior to Oppenheimer, Mustin worked at Legg Mason, Deutsche Bank, Scudder Investments, State Street Global Advisors, Putnam Investments and the United States Treasury Department.

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