Philip A. Melville

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF RISK OFFICER, BRIGHTHOUSE FINANCIAL

Philip A. Melville is an Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Brighthouse Financial. Brighthouse Financial was spun off from MetLife in 2017. Mr. Melville is charged with oversight of the company’s risk profile and mitigation strategies. Mr. Melville is also Brighthouse Financial’s Chief Economist, where he is responsible for developing the firm’s macro-economic and market outlook.

Previously, Mr. Melville was the Chief Market Strategist and Head of Credit for Brighthouse Financial’s Investment division. Mr. Melville was MetLife’s Chief Market Strategist from 2012 to 2017 and the Global Credit Strategist from 2006 to 2011. Before joining MetLife, Mr. Melville was the Head of Credit Research and Co-Portfolio Manager of the High Yield Fund at US Bancorp Asset Management. Mr. Melville has previously worked at New York Life, Credit Suisse Asset Management, J.P. Morgan, Prudential Investments and Mutual Benefit Life as a credit analyst covering a multitude of sectors across the private placement, public investment grade, bank loan and high yield markets.

Mr. Melville earned a B.B.A (cum laude) degree in Finance from Hofstra University, an M.B.A. degree from New York University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Bernard Mensah

PRESIDENT, INTERNATIONAL BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MERRILL LYNCH INTERNATIONAL (MLI)

Bernard Mensah is President of International for Bank of America and is a member of Bank of America’s Executive Management Team (MTM). He is the Chief Executive Officer of Merrill Lynch International (MLI), Bank of America’s largest International subsidiary, and BANA London Branch Head. He also serves on the boards of both Bank of America Securities Europe (BofASE SA), the bank’s European securities entity, and Bank of America Europe (BofAE DAC), the bank’s European banking entity.

Based in London, Bernard previously jointly led the bank’s Global Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities (FICC) trading business globally.

Bernard is responsible for the development and execution of Bank of America’s strategy and extensive business activities internationally. These span corporate, commercial and investment banking, sales and trading, research and treasury services and associated support and control functions. He is also responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of the broad Bank of America franchise to its corporate and institutional clients internationally.

With more than 20 years’ global trading and investing experience, Bernard is a member of the Bank of England’s Senior Advisory Group overseeing LIBOR transition. He is also a member of Bank of America’s Global ESG Committee, as well as its Global Sustainable Markets Committee, and Chair of the EMEA ESG Strategic Council.

He joined the firm in 2010 from Goldman Sachs in London, where he was a Partner and global head of Bank Loan and Distressed Trading, and prior to that ran the bank’s Asia Credit and Convertibles business, based in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Bernard received his BA in Social Sciences at the Joint School of Philosophy and Economics at the University of Bristol in 1989. He is a qualified chartered accountant and became a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales in 1992. Bernard chairs the Africa Advisory Board of Prince’s Trust International and is a member of the board of the Kofi Annan Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that promotes better global governance to achieve a fairer, more peaceful world. He is Vice Chair of the Stanford University Parents and Family Advisory Board.

Mihyar Mohamed VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, RESIDENTIAL AND RENOVATION, ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Mihyar Mohamed is a well-rounded executive with extensive P&L leadership across a variety of industries and end-markets. Mihyar is currently the Vice President and General Manager (VP/GM) of the Residential and Renovation (R&R) division, a $530M, highly profitable business unit of ITW’s Construction Products segment. He has been in the role since February 2020.

Mihyar joined ITW in early 2014 as VP, Strategic Marketing & Global Accounts for the ITW Food Equipment Group, as part of $2.2Bn segment’s executive leadership team, where he made significant contributions to building deeper connections with key customers and prospects and driving price realization efforts. He transitioned into general management in 2015 as VP/GM of the Chain & Retail division, where he delivered strong organic growth and margin expansion. Mihyar was subsequently promoted to VP/GM North America Cooking (Vulcan) in 2017 where he focused on aligning the organization to drive long-term growth.

Prior to joining ITW, Mihyar was the Director of Strategic Marketing at SPX Corporation, leading the marketing and channel management functions for the $1B+ SPX Global Cooling Business. Previously, he worked as a Management Consultant with McKinsey & Co., where he supported industrial clients with key sales and marketing programs and strategies. Mihyar has also held multiple roles in engineering, supply chain, and service operations leadership at Ingersoll-Rand.

Throughout his career, Mihyar has built a consistent track record of delivering strong results and demonstrated a passion for building diverse, inclusive, and collaborative winning teams.

Mihyar holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Mihyar is also a co-founder of ITW’s African American Network (AAN) and served as co-Chair of its Executive Steering Committee from 2020-2022. Outside of work, Mihyar enjoys spending time with family, traveling, and attending live sporting events.