Hunt joins BNY Mellon Wealth Management in the midst of the firm’s two-year recruiting campaign to expand its sales force by 50 per cent and add a number of portfolio managers and private bankers by year-end 2014.

Prior to joining BNY Mellon, he worked at Stanhope Capital in London as senior director of client advisory services, with additional responsibility for portfolio management and client relationship management for private and institutional clients globally.

In his new role, he will report to Anthony Messina, president of BNY Mellon Wealth Management - Advisory Services.

BNY Mellon Wealth Management's Advisory Services unit, formerly known as I3 Advisors, was acquired by The Bank of New York Mellon in 2010. It provides portfolio strategies for wealthy Canadian families and institutional clients.