BNY Mellon has named Tom Ahern as Head of its Corporate Trust business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Ahern, with more than 13 years of Corporate Trust experience, had led BNY Mellon's Corporate Trust business in Ireland and simultaneously led the Global Analytics function for the Corporate Trust operation.

Ahern joined BNY Mellon in 2006 and in 2009 was named to manage the Structured Portfolio Services business within EMEA Corporate Trust.

Prior to joining BNY Mellon, he worked for Bank of Ireland, Daiwa Securities, and Colonial First State Investments.

"Under Tom's direction, BNY Mellon has significantly grown its Corporate Trust operations in Ireland, which has evolved into a core service area for our European operations," said Eric Kamback, CEO of BNY Mellon's Corporate Trust group.

"Tom also led our transformation initiatives in Analytics and Corporate Trust Ireland and has the capability to apply his expertise across all of EMEA," he said.

BNY Mellon offers customized and market-driven solutions to investors, bondholders and lenders.

As of Dec. 31, 2015, BNY Mellon Corporate Trust served as trustee and/or paying agent on more than 58,000 debt-related issues globally.

The corporate trust business utilizes its global footprint and expertise to deliver a full range of issuer and related investor services including trustee, paying agency, fiduciary, escrow, and other financial services.

The business administers a wide array of assets and types of programs to multinational corporations, financial institutions, governments and their agencies, and the banking, securities, and insurance industries.