The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation yesterday named veteran finance lawyer Jane Sherburne as senior executive vice president and general counsel, effective May 3. She will report to chairman and CEO Robert P. Kelly and will be a member of the bank’s executive committee.

Since 2009, Ms. Sherburne has run her own legal practice. Before that she served as general counsel at Wachovia Corp. for about a year, before it was acquired by Wells Fargo Co. in 2009. Previously, she was general counsel for the global consumer group at Citigroup Inc., served as special counsel to President Bill Clinton, and was a partner at Washington, D.C., law firm Wilmer Cutler & Pickering. At BNY Mellon, Ms. Sherburne is replacing Carl Krasik, who the bank said has planned to retire this year. – Sue Reisinger

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