BNY Mellon nabs Hallinan for enterprise risk role

Hiring of former Credit Suisse op risk head follows last year’s appointment of Senthil Kumar as CRO

BNY Mellon has hired former Credit Suisse executive Aengus Hallinan to the newly created position of head of enterprise-wide risk management, Risk.net has learned.

Hallinan’s role includes oversight of risk appetite and risk assurance, which covers risks associated with specific business activities, such as product development. He reports to Thomas Sexton, chief operating officer for risk and compliance at BNY Mellon.

Sexton in turn reports to chief risk officer Senthil Kumar, who joined BNY