Rachel Turner is head of offshore for BNY Mellon's asset servicing business in EMEA, with responsibility for the firm's funds servicing teams in both Ireland and Luxembourg. She is also a member of BNY Mellon's Ireland management team. Based in Dublin, Turner joined BNY Mellon in 2000 and prior to assuming her current position in 2012, she was previously head of the company's funds servicing team in Ireland. With a career spanning over 20 years, Turner has worked at a range of firms including LGT Asset Management, BISYS Fund Services and RSM Robson Rhodes.

As a senior relationship partner, and head of AIB Corporate Banking Ireland's international financial services sector, Diarmuid O'Neill has worked with corporates in a variety of sectors such as telecoms, medical device, software, food & beverage and Asia Pacific. Key to success in such a role is continuous professional development, says O'Neill, who has just graduated from the Harvard Business School Program for Leadership Development.