BNY Mellon Wealth Management has hired veteran banker Edgar Murcia to manage the company's private banking business for its West Coast markets, covering California, Nevada and the Pacific Northwest.  Murcia, a longtime Los Angeles resident, is based in Los Angeles and will report to Joan Bird, managing director of BNY Mellon Wealth Management's West, Central and Mid-Atlantic private banking groups.

"Edgar brings a wealth of experience and talent to our banking team and is an important part of our continued commitment to expand our private banking and wealth management operations in the western United States," said David Emmes, president -- West Coast for BNY Mellon Wealth Management. "In the past year, we have made several key hires for a range of positions as we continue expanding client services in this region, and our addition of Edgar and other professionals in the coming months will enable us to strengthen BNY Mellon's national presence."

Since August 2009, the wealth manager has made key hires in business development, portfolio management and banking in its fast-growing West region and elsewhere in the U.S.

Murcia has more than 30 years of experience in banking and financial services, having worked with Citigroup in both Florida and California for over 20 years. In his last position at Citigroup, Murcia was regional manager and credit director for the West U.S. Law Firm Group. Prior to that he was regional manager and senior credit officer for the firm's West U.S. Private Bank, where he directed lending to high net worth clients of SmithBarney.

Murcia, who grew up in Orange County and now resides in Fullerton, earned his bachelor's degree in finance from California State University in Fullerton.

BNY Mellon Wealth Management is among the nation's leading wealth managers, with more than two centuries of experience in providing investment management, wealth and estate planning, and private banking services to financially successful individuals and families, their family offices and business enterprises, charitable gift programs, and endowments and foundations. It is among the top 10 U.S. wealth managers with about $154 billion in private client assets and an extensive network of offices in the U.S. and internationally.

BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 34 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, providing superior asset management and wealth management, asset servicing, issuer services, clearing services and treasury services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has $22.3 trillion in assets under custody and administration, $1.1 trillion in assets under management, services $12.0 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.6 trillion per day. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.