Tony Smith has departed from his senior position at BNY Mellon after more than 15 years with the firm.
In August 2022, Smith was appointed to his most recent role as director of governance and control within BNY Mellon’s Clearance and Collateral Management division.
Smith joined the Hong Kong branch of BNY Mellon in 2012, where he was appointed head of collateral management product for Asia Pacific.
He began his tenure at the firm in 2007 within its Global Clearing and Collateral Client Management division.
With almost 35 years of experience within the securities lending industry, Smith has worked at a number of financial institutions including AXA Investment Managers and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB).
Smith departs from the firm to seek other opportunities.
Making the announcement in an online post, Smith says: “I am eternally grateful to BNY Mellon for allowing me the opportunity to realise my long standing desire to work in Hong Kong. I am now seeking the next exciting chapter for my career dating back to 1989 in the securities finance space.”
