Bill E. Sappington is an executive vice president and executive director of national banking for BNY Mellon Wealth Management. In this role, he oversees the mortgage, loan, deposit and brokerage businesses in all of the company’s markets throughout the country and is responsible for leading the expansion and successful implementation and delivery of banking services to private clients. He is also a member of BNY Mellon's Operating Committee.

Mr. Sappington joined the firm in 2007, with more than 25 years of experience in private banking and lending. Most recently he was with Bear Stearns, where he was the head of credit and lending for the Private Client Services group. Prior to that, he was with Merrill Lynch as the head of global securities-based lending with the firm’s Global Banking group.

Mr. Sappington earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and is a graduate of The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania’s Executive Leadership Program.