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Business Profile

BNY MELLON

Global investments company 2015 along with Tim. I have Workplace Environment (ROWE)
BNY Mellon provides investment received a number of recognition meaning that management
management, investment services awards during my career and in allow staff flexibility, and it
and wealth management services 2015 I was one of 50 BNY Mellon seems that this, along with many
that help institutions and STARs recognised across our other initiatives, are paying off
individuals manage and service 52,000 employees. In 2016 Tim as illustrated by the levels of
their financial assets throughout and I were recognised as Diversity staff retention and employee
the investment lifecycle. BNY and Inclusion Champions for engagement, something that
Mellon is responsible for $31.1 all our efforts as site heads - Natasha and Tim are very proud
trillion assets under custody testament to what can be achieved of. Tim says, “One of our primary
and/or administration and $1.8 on a global stage from Wexford.” focuses as Site Heads is to ensure
trillion assets under management, that all lines of business in the
operating in 35 countries and site work collaboratively towards
over 100 markets worldwide. WEXFORD IS NOT improved employee engagement
JUST A GREAT PLACE and wellbeing.”
Natasha Hughes and Tim Greig
both jointly lead the Wexford TO DO BUSINESS BUT The Wexford site is very closely
office which opened in January ALSO A GREAT PLACE connected to the global operation;
2002. Speaking of the growth TO LIVE the teams have a seamless
since they first opened Natasha international network powered
says, “Our Wexford office by the collaborative and collective
originally opened with fewer than Tim joined BNY Mellon in 2006 efforts of BNY Mellon’s 52,000
50 employees and has grown and is currently a Client Services people around the world.
to over 350. Today we have a Group Manager having joined Speaking of day-to-day operations,
diverse range of departments the Corporate Trust team in Tim says, “A lot of what we
encompassing fund accounting, 2013. Tim is Wexford Corporate do involves collaboration and
transfer agency, corporate trust, Trust Site Head as well as being engagement on tasks and
trustee and depositary, client Wexford Site Co-Head. responsibility of work with our
services, financial reporting and Tim left London City in 2006, colleagues across the globe. We
technology services.”
having worked in a number of are very much part of daily global
Natasha is originally from Mayo. financial services positions, to join operations.”
She joined BNY Mellon in 2001 BNY Mellon in Wexford. He was Natasha says that seeking out
as a graduate fund administrator. seeking a greater quality of life for new team members to be part of
“Within the first couple of years his young family, balanced with the BNY Mellon success story is
I had the opportunity to travel to continuing his ambitions for a something that the company is
London, Hong Kong, New York and career in financial services. consistently focused on. “We’ve
Boston, learning from colleagues Tim says, “Having made the worked closely with the local
across different markets. I progressed decision to move away from London colleges including the Wexford
up to senior manager level in the TA we decided against moving to a campus of IT Carlow and WIT.
department and in 2014 whilst on big city like Dublin, so the role at We have taken on student interns
maternity leave I applied for another BNY Mellon based in Wexford as part of college placements
internal role as Group Manager of was really the perfect solution. I’m and many of these students
the Trustee and Depositary business from Cardiff in Wales originally have secured full-time jobs and
and was successful.
and there are a lot of similarities progressed up to manager levels in
“I now manage the Depositary between Ireland and Wales that recent years.
Compliance oversight team with made settling in a lot easier. Finding “We also support Springboard
staff located in all of our Irish a great rugby club in Enniscorthy upskilling courses and place
offices in Cork, Dublin, and was definitely very helpful!” mature students, who have
Wexford. I was appointed as BNY Mellon in Wexford is brought a diverse range of
Wexford Site Co-Head in June
accredited as a Results Only transferable skills to our team.

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