Alan A. Mearns
Chief Executive Officer
BNY Mellon Asset Management International
Alan Mearns is Chief Executive Officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management International, the international distributor of the investment skills of BNY Mellon Asset Management. He is also a director of FSA-regulated firms BNY Mellon Asset Management International Ltd and BNY Mellon Fund Managers plc, as well as IFSRA-regulated BNY Mellon Global Funds plc.
Alan is a member of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation's Operating Committee.
Alan took over as CEO in December 2006, having joined the group in 2002 as Head of Global Marketing. In this role he was responsible for managing the sales, marketing and product development strategy for the organisation, covering the group's UK international wholesale mutual funds businesses, hedge funds and segregated investment service across all major markets outside North America.
He has over 25 years experience of the investment management industry both in the UK and abroad. Before joining BNY Mellon, Alan was Marketing Director at Threadneedle Investments and Scudder Investments International with responsibility for UK and European markets. Prior to this, Alan spent 11 years with Fidelity Investments, latterly as Marketing Director with responsibility for the firm's UK Wholesale Division. He also spent three years as Head of Distribution in Asia, based in Hong Kong, and spent time developing Fidelity's distribution in Australia.
Alan studied economics at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.