Leadership

Richard Anton

Chief Client Officer

Richard Anton is Chief Client Officer at CIBC Mellon, with overall responsibility for the company’s relationship management, product development, strategic client solutions, corporate communications and marketing activities. He is also a member of the company’s leadership team.

Richard has more than 30 years of asset servicing and investment operations experience. He previously served as Chief Operations Officer, where he was responsible for investment operations, client service delivery and operational transformation. As Chief Client Officer, Richard’s primary focus is on helping clients achieve operational transformation built on the powerful foundation of solutions available from CIBC Mellon, its parent companies and a growing array of allied technology providers. Canadian market expertise and focus on advancing investment operations innovation has helped clients understand and undertake their toughest transformation challenges. Prior to joining CIBC Mellon in 2014, he was COO of State Street Cayman.

Richard holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU, formerly Ryerson University). He is a proud advocate for inclusive and accessible youth sports, and he serves on the Boards of Directors for Bay Street Hoops. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Young People’s Theatre. He is a member of the advisory board for TMU’s School of Accounting and Finance. In 2019, Richard was awarded the G. Raymond Chang Outstanding Volunteer Award by TMU.