BNY Mellon Brings In Industry Veteran As New Chief Information Officer

Tom Burroughes

8 June 2017

BNY Mellon has appointed former senior Bank of America manager Bridget Engle as senior executive vice president and the new chief information officer. Engle, who reports directly to chief executive Gerald Hassell, also joins the firm's executive committee, its senior-most governing body. She takes over from Suresh Kumar, who is leaving the company after nearly 30 years of service, effective July 31, 2017, a spokesperson told this news service.

Engle leads heads up BNY Mellon’s client technology solutions group. She will be responsible for setting the strategic direction and execution of the firm's technology agenda. This includes advancing its NEXEN digital investment platform.

Engle has more than 30 years of experience spanning AT&T, Lehman Brothers, Barclays Capital, DTCC and Bank of America, joins BNY Mellon effective June 8, 2017.

She has been ranked among the Forbes technology "Top Power Women" and listed in Crain's "100 Most Influential Women in New York", Engle's prior roles at Bank of America include consumer bank chief technology officer, chief information officer of consumer technology and operations, and, most recently, CIO of Bank of America's global banking and markets businesses.