OREANDA-NEWS. BNY Mellon Wealth Management has named Thomas Dicker to be President, U.S. Markets, based in Boston. In his new role Dicker will oversee the 38 wealth offices throughout the US reporting into Don Heberle, CEO of BNY Mellon Wealth Management.

Dicker, who most recently served as the firm's Chief Operating Officer, is responsible for driving growth and delivering a superior client experience across the firm's regional markets and has held several other key leadership positions and client-facing roles during his 29 years with BNY Mellon including overseeing the acquisition of the firm's offices in Toronto, Chicago, and Menlo Park.

"We're delighted to have Tom in this important role as we continue to focus on growth and expanding our presence in key wealth markets," Heberle said. "Tom has a deep understanding of our business, knows our talented professional teams well, and, perhaps most importantly, is deeply familiar with the needs of our clients. Under Tom's leadership, we can better ensure a consistent client experience across all our markets while also recognizing the diversity of our geographic locations." 

Dicker earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Skidmore College. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Aviv Centers for Living and is past member of the board with the Jewish Community Center of the Northshore and of the Board of Overseers of the Boston Children's Museum.

BNY Mellon Wealth Management is a leading wealth manager, and was named in 2016 by Family Wealth Report as the top U.S. Private Bank. Barron's ranked it the 7th largest U.S. wealth manager in 2015. The firm has more than two centuries of experience in providing services to clients who today include financially successful individuals and families, their family offices and business enterprises, planned giving programs, and endowments and foundations. It has $196.9 billion in total private client assets, as of June, 30, 2016, and an extensive network of offices in the U.S. and internationally. BNY Mellon Wealth Management, which provides investment management, custody, wealth and estate planning and private banking services, conducts business through various operating subsidiaries of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.