Hani Kablawi is Chairman of International at BNY Mellon and is based in London. Hani is a member of BNY Mellon’s Executive Committee and serves on its European, UK and Saudi entity boards.

As Chairman of International, Hani oversees the regional management teams across EMEA, Asia Pacific and Latin America and leads strategy development, execution and delivery of enterprise priorities across these regions.

Hani is passionate about diversity, equity and inclusion and has sponsored a number of our global employee and business resource groups. He is currently the executive sponsor of HEART, BNY Mellon's diverse abilities resource group. Hani is also a committed advocate for emerging leadership and sponsors the company's Future Leaders programs outside the US.

Hani is Deputy Chairman of the Advisory Council for the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), the independent financial think tank for central banks and public investment. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of Breaking Barriers, a U.K. charity whose mission is to help refugees acquire the knowledge, confidence and experience to obtain stable, fulfilling employment.

Since joining The Bank of New York in 1997, Hani has held a number of leadership roles in New York, London and the UAE. Hani previously worked for HSBC in New York.