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Padua appoints Dimitri Diamantes as senior technical services manager

20 Jun 2025
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Padua Solutions has appointed Mr Dimitri Diamantes to the newly created role of senior technical services manager, overseeing Padua’s technical capabilities across its software, services, research & data divisions. He reports to head of data, research and technical advice, Mr Rudy Haddad.

Mr Diamantes has over 19 years of experience in financial services and product and joins Padua from Colonial First State where was senior manager, IT regulatory obligations. Prior to this he was general manager – policy & regulation at Australian Retail Credit Association in 2023, and also held senior roles at AMP, Asteron Life, Zurich, and the Financial Planning Association.  Mr Diamantes started his career as technical services manager at Advance Asset Management in 2006.

He holds a Bachelor of Financial Administration from University of New England and is a certified financial planner (CPA). Mr Diamantes also has a Master of Laws from The Australian National University.

Mr Haddad says the appointment is a key move supporting Padua’s ongoing growth, and consolidates its position in the financial advice market.

“Dimitri’s strong technical background and regulatory expertise make him ideally positioned to lead the integration of our software,  and technical solutions. We look forward to Dimitri playing a key role in strengthening our offering to advisers and licensees as we continue to grow and evolve in a rapidly changing industry,” Mr Haddad says.

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