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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(d) On August 11, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (the “Company”) elected Vikram Malhotra as an independent member of the Board, effective October 1, 2026. With the election of Mr. Malhotra, the Company’s Board will consist of 12 directors. Mr. Malhotra will receive customary compensation from the Company for serving as a director in accordance with the non-management director compensation program as described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 5, 2026. A copy of the Company’s press release relating to the election of Mr. Malhotra as a director is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: August 13, 2026 | By: | /s/ Jean Weng | ||||
| Name: | Jean Weng | |||||
| Title: | Secretary | |||||
Exhibit 99.1
Vikram Malhotra Elected to the Board of Directors of BNY
NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2026 /PRNewswire/ – The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (“BNY”) (NYSE: BNY), a global financial services company, today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Vikram “Vik” Malhotra as an independent director, effective October 1, 2026. With the addition of Mr. Malhotra, BNY’s Board of Directors will have 12 directors, 11 of whom are independent.
“We are pleased to welcome Vik to our Board,” said Robin Vince, Chairman and CEO of BNY. “Over the course of his four-decade career at McKinsey, Vik has advised CEOs and boards on some of their most consequential strategic, organizational and growth priorities, while also holding a number of significant leadership and governance roles within the firm. His experience across banking and financial services, combined with his global perspective, will add tremendous value to our Board as we continue reimagining BNY.”
Mr. Malhotra has been a senior partner at McKinsey & Company (“McKinsey”) since 1998. Throughout Mr. Malhotra’s time at McKinsey, which he joined in 1986, he has held numerous leadership positions including serving as Chairman of the Americas, serving on its Shareholders Council (board of directors), and leading parts of its banking and life insurance practices.
Mr. Malhotra has served on the Wharton Advisory Board since 2021 and served as chair of the Wharton Graduate Executive Board from 2015 until 2021. He currently serves as a Trustee Emeriti of the Asia Society and on the board of Touch Health. Mr. Malhotra is also a co-author of two leadership books that were New York Times bestsellers.
Mr. Malhotra holds an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and a BA in Economics from the London School of Economics.
About BNY
BNY is a global financial services platforms company at the heart of the world’s capital markets. For more than 240 years BNY has partnered alongside clients, using its expertise and platforms to help them operate more efficiently and accelerate growth. Today BNY serves over 90% of Fortune 100 companies and nearly all the top 100 banks globally. BNY supports governments in funding local projects and works with over 90% of the top 100 pension plans to safeguard investments for millions of individuals. As of June 30, 2026, BNY oversees $62.6 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration and $2.2 trillion in assets under management.
BNY is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BNY). Headquartered in New York City, BNY has been named among Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies and Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators.
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