BNY Mellon chairman wants boots on the ground

Christopher Sturdy arrived in Hong Kong nearly a year ago to a newly created position as chairman of Asia-Pacific for Bank of New York Mellon. It is the first time the firm has placed all of its business lines under one regional head, and represents a ramping up of its ambitions.The idea came after the 2007 merger between BNY and Mellon, when the senior management was able to survey what exactly they had under the combined entity. The Asian business was growing four times as fast as t…