Hani Kablawi

Hani Kablawi serves as Head of International at BNY Mellon, where he oversees the regional management teams across EMEA, APAC and Latin America, and leads strategy development, execution and delivery of enterprise priorities internationally. He is a member of BNY's Executive Committee and serves on the bank's subsidiary boards in Europe and the Middle East. He is Vice-chairman of BNY Mellon Saudi Financial Company.

Kablawi is a Chartered Financial Analyst and earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1989 and a Master of Arts in Finance in 1990, both from The University of Iowa, and became a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1993. Before joining BNY Mellon, he previously worked for HSBC in New York, and also previously worked for Mashreq Bank in New York.

Career history

• CEO, Global Asset Servicing and Chairman of Europe, Middle East and Africa region (2018)
• Head of Investment Services for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (2016)
• Head of Asset Servicing for the EMEA (2012-2016)
• CEO for the Middle East and Africa (2008)
• Joined The Bank of New York in 1997

Kablawi's tenure at BNY Mellon has been marked by a focus on organic growth and technological advancement. In 2002, he was sent to Abu Dhabi to develop BNY's sovereign wealth fund business in the Gulf region, which became a lucrative operation. Under his guidance, BNY Mellon adopted an open architecture model and partnered with front-office platforms including BlackRock, Bloomberg AIM and SimCorp, and he spearheaded the launch of three new analytics offerings built on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, targeting front-office data including distribution analytics, ESG data analytics, and a cloud-based data vault.

What Hani Kablawi could bring to his Head of International role at BNY Mellon: Drawing from nearly three decades at the firm across multiple regions and business lines, Kablawi brings deep expertise in global asset servicing, investment services, and emerging market development, particularly in sovereign wealth funds. His track record driving organic growth and technological innovation—including cloud-based analytics and open-architecture partnerships—positions him well to drive international expansion and modernization. His board roles across EMEA and leadership within industry forums like OMFIF also bring valuable stakeholder relationship management and strategic positioning for the firm's international ambitions.