BNY Mellon Alternative Investment Services has expanded its global team with hires to its US and EMEA businesses.

Jim Whitaker has been named head of relationship management for the Americas, a role previously held by Marina Lewin, who was recently named global head of sales for Alternative Investment Services.

Whitaker was latterly head of the alternative fund client management team, and has also held positions within the company's corporate restructuring and global client management groups. In his new role he will oversee the firm's relationship management teams in the US, covering hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, prime custody and private equity administration.

Also recently appointed is Mark Mannion, who takes on the role of head of relationship management for EMEA. Mannion was previously the managing director of European business for the former PNC Global Investment Servicing unit, which BNY Mellon acquired in 2010.

Whitaker and Mannion will be based in New York and Dublin respectively, and will report directly to Brian Ruane, the AIS chief executive for BNY Mellon.

BNY Mellon AIS has around $390 billion in assets under administration worldwide.