Toronto-based CIBC Mellon said Monday that David Linds will be retiring from his role as senior vice president, business development and relationship management on July 1.

The investment servicing company also announced that Rob Ferguson has been appointed senior vice president, capital markets, business development and relationship management and that Richard Anton has been appointed senior vice president and chief operations officer, with both appointments effective July 1.

Linds has been with CIBC Mellon since inception, and has led the company’s sales and relationship management functions for more than a decade.

“A leader throughout CIBC Mellon’s history, David Linds helped grow the company to more than $1.5 trillion of client assets under administration from $100 billion over the past 16 years,” said Tom Monahan, President and CEO, CIBC Mellon.

In the newly created role of senior vice president, capital markets, business development and relationship management, Ferguson will take on overall responsibility for building and strengthening CIBC Mellon’s relationships with clients across the asset servicing spectrum. He has 25 years of industry experience, having joined CIBC Mellon at the company’s inception in 1996. His prior roles at CIBC Mellon include vice president, product and client service, co-head of global securities lending, and most recently senior vice president, capital markets and product delivery.

With his appointment to the role of senior vice president and chief operations officer, Richard Anton will continue to lead CIBC Mellon’s client service delivery teams, while also taking on responsibility for the company’s corporate project office, product management and centralized client administration functions. He joined CIBC Mellon in 2014 in the role of vice president, operations and has nearly 20 years of financial industry experience.