Griffin named chairman of Boston Co., Sheppard to be president

Corey Griffin, CEO of The Boston Co. Asset Management, added the title of chairman while relinquishing the title of president. Ronald P. O'Hanley was chairman; he will retain his position as vice chairman of parent company Mellon Financial. Patrick Sheppard, COO of Mellon Institutional Asset Management, will replace Mr. Griffin as president; he also was named COO. The COO position, previously held by Mr. Griffin as well, had been open for a while, said spokesman Joseph F. Ailinger. No information was available on who will replace Mr. Sheppard at Mellon Institutional.