Fifth Third Bancorp announced that Heather Russell Koenig will become its chief legal officer and corporate secretary and will be joining the company on September 28, 2015.

Koenig will report to Greg D. Carmichael, president, who becomes CEO on November 1, 2015. Koenig’s responsibilities will include overseeing Legal, Government Affairs and Regulatory Affairs

Koenig joins Fifth Third from Bank of New York Mellon, where she was a member of the company’s Operating Committee and led its global Office of Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs. She also served as global chief regulatory counsel and counsel to the Risk Committee of the board of directors.

“Heather will be a terrific addition to the leadership team at Fifth Third Bank,” Carmichael said. “She brings deep expertise in consumer, commercial and investment banking, regulatory relations, corporate governance, litigation and enforcement. As our chief legal officer, I look to her as an important partner in building our franchise and leading several critical functions within our risk infrastructure.”

Koenig’s background prior to joining BNY Mellon in 2011 included five years with Bank of America, where she served as lead counsel for a number of the bank’s divisions, including Global Risk, Supervisory and Regulatory Relations, Deposit and Debit Products, Electronic Banking and others.