The latest senior moves and appointments in Europe at global services group IQ-EQ

IQ-EQ has appointed Diana Senanayake as regional CEO for continental Europe and managing director of its Luxembourg headquarters, in order to expand the business.  

Senanayake has 26 years of experience in financial services, with extensive management and corporate governance experience in multiple jurisdictions worldwide, the firm said in a statement this week.

In particular, she has expertise in the European and Asian markets, having had experience in previous roles based in Singapore, Malaysia and Belgium as well as Luxembourg.

Most recently, Senanayake spent four years as chief executive officer for BNP Paribas Securities Services, Southeast Asia. Prior to that, she held a series of managing director positions with RBC Investor & Treasury Services, culminating as managing director, global client coverage, the firm added.

In the newly-created role at IQ-EQ, Senanayake will lead the day-to-day running and strategic direction of the firm’s head office in Luxembourg as well as taking responsibility for all activities across IQ-EQ’s continental European offices – including Luxembourg, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium and Cyprus.

As a key member of the firm’s global group management team, she will head up the regional leadership team encompassing finance, HR, operations, sales, risk and compliance as well as client relationship management and client services, the firm added.

Senanayake will report to IQ-EQ’s group chief executive officer, Mark Pesco, who said: “We conducted a very thorough executive search to find suitably experienced candidates to head up our Luxembourg office and lead the wider region, and only the very best could take on both of these key leadership positions!”

“I feel confident we have found the right personality and skillset in her and look forward to working with her as we continue to grow our Luxembourg business and our footprint across the continent,” he added.

IQ-EQ is an investor services group which provides a range of compliance, administration, asset and advisory services to fund managers, multinational companies, family offices and private clients worldwide, with assets under management exceeding $500 billion.