Luxembourg-headquartered IQ-EQ, an Astorg portfolio company and an investor services group, has just made two senior appointments.

IQ-EQ has promoted regional CEO, UK, Ireland and Crown Dependencies, John Legrand (pictured left) to deputy group CEO and recruited Richard Surrency (pictured right) as group chief commercial officer (CCO). He will replace Emma Crabtree.

“Since joining the business in 2020, John has delivered strong financial performance and created a commercially aware and performance-based culture across his region,” Mark Pesco, IQ-EQ group CEO said in a statement. “He has an in-depth knowledge of our business and has proven his abilities to build diverse teams, engage the organisation at scale and successfully deliver numerous tech-enabled and employee-focused initiatives.” 

“Richard’s significant industry experience and clear focus on people will enable him to quickly add value to IQ-EQ,” Pesco added. “Richard joins us following the departure of former group CCO Emma Crabtree. Emma made a significant impact on the business over the past three years, and I want to personally thank her for all she has done for the business and to wish her continued future success."

IQ-EQ, which has assets under administration exceeding $750 billion, employs a global workforce of 5,800+ people across 25 jurisdictions.