The role of regional head of private wealth in the UK, Ireland, and the Crown Dependencies is a newly-formed one.

Global investor services group IQ-EQ has promoted Guernsey-based Alasdair McLaren to the newly-created position of regional head of private wealth for the UK, Ireland, and Crown Dependencies.

A prominent figure in the Guernsey fiduciary space, McLaren has been chair of the Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners Guernsey branch, a member of the global STEP Council and a committee member of the Guernsey Association of Trustees. He has worked in the sector for more than 30 years.

McLaren, who has worked in the UK and Caribbean as well as Guernsey, holds chartered status with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Previously IQ-EQ’s head of private wealth for Guernsey, McLaren has been with the business since 2014. He was promoted from client services director to segment head in 2019.

IQ-EQ is creating several new regional leadership roles across its business.

This news service is running a series of articles about the Guernsey and Jersey financial services sector in coming days. See an overview here. In early August, IQ-EQ appointed Diana Senanayake as regional CEO for continental Europe and managing director of its Luxembourg headquarters.