Company: BK-PK
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-046216
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Company: Bank of New York Mellon Corp
Filing Date: 2025-03-05
Form: DEF 14A
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 is important to manage and mitigate our environmental footprint in a way that aligns with our business strategy and supports the needs of our clients and the broader economy.We manage our company with a focus on resilience; we operate to enable a trusted, sustainable, and inclusive financial system; and we empower our clients and partners with solutions that help meet their own sustainability objectives and advance a more inclusive economy. To do this, we consider where we have the greatest opportunity to create value for our clients and where we can proactively and appropriately manage the effects of our business on the environment and communities where we operate, as well as the effects these factors can have on our business.Additional detail regarding the company’s Enterprise Sustainability strategy and the Board’s oversight role can be found beginning on page 34.4 BNY 2025 PROXY STATEMENT

#### INTRODUCTIONBoard Leadership and CompositionThe 11 director nominees standing for election at the 2025 Annual Meeting contribute to the Board’s overall depth of experience, differing perspectives and institutional knowledge. Ten of the director nominees areindependent, including the Chair of the Board, Joseph Echevarria. The only nominee who is a member of management is our President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Robin Vince.We are a global company, and our Board is committed to fostering a range of backgrounds, viewpoints, and global perspectives in the boardroom. The Board values a wide range of viewpoints, professional experience, tenure, education, skills and expertise, and seeks to include directors with varied backgrounds and global perspectives.Detailed information about each nominee’s qualifications, experience, skills and expertise along with select professional and community contributions can be found beginning on page 18.BNY 2025 PROXY STATEMENT 5
INTRODUCTION Director Nominees and Committee Membership

| Name and Occupation                                                                                                         |     | Director 
    Since |     | Independent |     | Audit |     | Corp. Gov., 
 Nom. &      
 Social      
 Resp.       |     | Finance |     | Human  
 Res. & 
 Comp.  |     | Risk |     | Technology |     |   Other 
 Current 
  Public 
 Company 
  Boards |
| Linda Z. Cook CEO of Harbour Energy plc                                                                                     |     |     2016 |     | ⬤           |     | C(1)  |     | ⬤           |     |         |     |        |     |      |     |            |     |       1 |
| Joseph J. Echevarria Independent Chair