BNY Mellon has hired industry maven Ben Slavin as global head of exchange-traded funds for its asset servicing business. Before joining BNY Mellon, Slavin founded Original Six LLC, an independent global consulting business focused on ETFs, digital assets, and innovative product structures. Prior to this, he was head of product and business development at WisdomTree Asset Management, where he established the ETF business and led product and business development for more than a decade. Slavin will report to James Slater, global head of business solutions for the asset servicing business.
Jeff McCarthy, previously CEO of the ETF business, has moved to a newly created role as global segment head of ETFs, leading a team focused on growing market share and working with clients and prospects to deliver client-centric strategies and solutions.