NEW YORK - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that its board of directors has approved the promotion of eight officers to assistant vice president rank and named nine new officers at the bank.

The following people have been promoted to assistant vice president:

In the emerging markets and international affairs group:

• Matthew D. Higgins, of Hoboken, NJ

In the financial group:

• John Hoke of Whitesboro, NY
• Carl P. Lundgren of Staten Island, NY

In the legal group:

• YoonHi Greene of New York, NY
• Sophia R Vicksman of Colts Neck, NJ

In the markets group:

• Paul Kowalenko of Hamburg, NJ
• Susan E. McLaughlin of New York, NY

In the research and statistics group:

• Paolo Pesenti of Princeton, NJ

The following people have been promoted to bank officer:

In the automation and systems services group:

• Melanie L. Heintz of New York, NY

In the bank supervision group:

• Joseph F. Bell of Middle Village, NY
• Roger R. Graham of Floral Park, NY

In the financial services group:

• John M. Hill of Hillsdale, NJ

In the legal group:

• Andrew Huszar of New York, NY
• Sean O’Malley of Nesconset, NY

In the markets group:

• Angela L. Meyer of New York, NY

In the research and statistics group:

• James Harrigan of Brooklyn, NY
• Robert W. Rich of New York, NY
  

Contact:
Linda Ricci
(212) 720-6143
linda.ricci@ny.frb.org