BNY Mellon strengthens Treasury Services team in Middle East and Africa region

Bana Akkad Azhari has taken on the role of Head of Relationship Management for the Middle East & North Africa region, while Cihat Takunyaci becomes Head of Relationship Management for Turkey, Russia, and CIS. Both will become members of Treasury Services' EMEA management team.

Azhari retains her existing regional and country management responsibilities for the Levant and North Africa, reporting jointly into Dominic Broom, Head of Sales and Relationship Management and Tarek Elrefai, Head of Global Client Management, Middle East & Africa.

Takunyaci will continue as Country Manager for Turkey and Azerbaijan, and will also report jointly into Broom and Elrefai.

Dominic Broom said: "Bana and Cihat bring broad experience, regional knowledge and subject matter expertise to their newly expanded roles and they will both play a key role in respect of BNY Mellon' s business development and growth ambitions in these emerging markets."

Tarek Elrefai said: "Turkey, Russia and the MENA region have been one of the key growth engines for Treasury Services and for the company overall, for a number of years. Under Bana and Cihat's leadership, we expect this growth story to continue into 2013 and beyond."

BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 36 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, offering superior investment management and investment services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has $27.9 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.4 trillion in assets under management, services $11.6 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.4 trillion per day.