BNY Announces 2026 Managing Director Promotions

BNY is proud to announce its newest class of Managing Directors (MDs), who will be officially promoted on January 1, 2026. MDs at BNY are senior leaders who help us drive our company forward and execute our strategy.  

This year’s class reflects a strong track record of innovation, measurable client impact and commercial focus, and includes a range of remarkable individual stories. These colleagues are helping to drive BNY forward and position the company at the forefront of financial markets.  

“Our new Managing Directors exemplify what it means to be client obsessed, to spark progress, and to own outcomes,” said Shannon Hobbs, Chief People Officer, BNY. “Their leadership will help us run our company better and power our culture across all of our global locations.” 

Congratulations to the new MDs:

Asset Servicing:  Andy Smith 

Audit: Theodore Demetral 

BNY Investments: Ping Jiang 

BNY Wealth:  Scott Barron, Lesley Holland, Terrence Yanni 

Chief Administration Office: Dafna Alsheh, Kelly McElhaney, Christopher Mouyis, Adriana Victoria 

Chief Commercial Office:  Adam Tessler 

CIO Engineering:  Manish Doshi, J.D. Elliott, Vadim Pertsovskiy, Jatin Shah, Tristan Smith

Credit Services: Obinna Obilo 

Depositary Receipts: Matthew Steinert 

Enablement and Global Affairs: Anneliese Diedrichs, Patrick McCarthy 

Global Product and Innovation: Charlie Yeh 

Legal: Alison O’Donnell, Seema Phekoo 

Markets:  Sam Jacob, Jang Kim, Cherry Li, Neal Stephan 

Office of the CFO: Ankit Bansal, Martin DiGiovanni, Roger Mak 

Operations: Karthik Mahalingam, Alexis McKenzie  

Risk and Compliance: Myles Daly, Tony Dixon 

Treasury Services: Meredith Heath, Mona Mroue, Kit Taylor 

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