Based in London, Giralt will be responsible for the growth and development of the company’s global tax services business. He was previously head of tax services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He will continue to report to head of global fund accounting and issuer client service delivery, Dan Kramer.

“When Giralt joined BNY Mellon’s tax services team four years ago he was a team of one, now we have 12 people in our tax services team, with the ability to expand as client needs arise,” said Kramer. “This is part of our strategy to extend services from a regional to a global basis.”

Giralt’s team works closely with BNY Mellon's tax processing staff in custody, fund accounting, transfer agency and alternative investment services.

“We educate and assist our clients helping them prepare to comply with a host of new tax measures affecting financial services such as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, the Common Reporting Standard and Financial Transaction Tax,” said Giralt.

The tax services team has clients ranging from governments, asset managers, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and multinationals.