Kate Brady

Kate Brady holds the position of Head of IFDS Europe, responsible for the IFDS Ireland and IFDS Luxembourg businesses. In this role, Kate leads the European management team and drives the business from a strategic perspective, working with the shareholders on the execution of strategy and with clients to deliver value.

Kate is a director and Chief Executive Officer of IFDS Ireland and has previously held a number of leadership roles within the European business, including the role of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Administrative Officer.

Kate has 30 years of experience in Financial Services, 20+ of which have been spent in the Funds Industry and 15+ years at IFDS across Operations and Client Services, Business Governance, Transformation, Strategy, Planning and Leadership roles.

Kate holds an honours’ degree in Financial Services from University College Dublin and is a Trustee of the State Street Ireland Pension Scheme. Kate is an active participant in local industry association(s) including past chair of the Irish Funds Transfer Agency Working Group. Kate is the executive sponsor for the employee PRIDE network and strong supporter of a variety of Diversity, Inclusion and Equity networks and associations.