BNY Mellon Asset Management has appointed Paul Feeney as head of Distribution. He is based in London and will report to Alan Mearns, chief executive officer of BNY Mellon Asset Management International. At BNY Mellon Asset Management Mr Feeney will be responsible for wholesale sales and client service covering the UK, Continental Europe and Latin America and will be responsible for the group’s core marketing functions. Mr Feeney will lead the distribution and development of the BNY Mellon Asset Management onshore and offshore fund ranges, which include alternatives and hedge fund strategies. He will also lead the development of a broader distribution footprint for the asset management business into new Central and Southern European countries. Mr Feeney joins the business from Gartmore, where he was head of Distribution and responsible for all sales, marketing, product development and multi-manager divisions of Gartmore globally. He was a main board director and played a key role in the MBO in early 2006. Mr Feeney was chief executive of RBS Group’s branded private banks, and at Coutts he was group Marketing and Sales Director. He began his career at Natwest, where he rose to the position of Chief Executive and President of Natwest Investments USA.