Washington, DC: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today senior leadership changes at the Fund, including the planned retirement of a long serving department head and a leadership rotation across two departments.
Dominique Desruelle, Director of the Institute for Capacity Development (ICD), will retire from the IMF in October. He will be succeeded by Catriona Purfield , currently Director of the Human Resources Department (HRD). Brian Christensen , currently Director of the Corporate Services and Facilities Department (CSF), will in turn succeed Ms. Purfield as Director of HRD.
"These changes reflect our ongoing strategy of rotating senior leadership within the Fund — providing opportunities for career development while also preserving institutional knowledge," said Mr. Georgieva. Ms. Purfield and Mr. Christensen will transition to their new departments on September 1, 2025.
"As Director of ICD, Dominique has strengthened the IMF's capacity development (CD) work by improving governance, external delivery, partnerships, and internal economics training — integrating it more effectively with surveillance and lending," said Ms. Georgieva. "His tireless commitment to serving the Fund's membership ensured that ICD consistently brought world-class training and technical assistance to our member countries."
Mr. Desruelle, a French national, joined the Fund in 1993 after a period in academia and worked as Advisor to the Executive Director for France. Over the years, he has served in a range of senior-level roles in several departments—including the African; European; Western Hemisphere; and Strategy, Policy and Review Departments — as well as Chief of Staff in the Office of the Managing Director. During his 32 years of service to the Fund, Mr. Desruelle also helped to establish and oversee the Knowledge Management Unit and led work in other key areas of Fund policy and operations, including surveillance, debt policies, and engagement in fragile states.
"Dominique will leave ICD in excellent standing to continue building the capacity of both staff and our membership," Ms. Georgieva added. "We thank him for his many years of dedicated service and unwavering commitment to the Fund's mission."
