Apex Group Limited, the Bermudian-based global financial services provider, has appointed Samir Pandiri to the newly created role of group president and member of the executive committee, to support and drive the business’ sustained growth.

Reporting to founder and chief executive officer Peter Hughes, Mr Pandiri will be responsible for overseeing key strategic functions to enable Apex Group’s next phase of development including operations, technology product innovation, risk and human resources.

The company said Mr Pandiri’s appointment reinforces how the group’s evolution and continued momentum is attracting the industry’s most experienced and well respected top talent, and he will play a key leadership role in its continued expansion.

Apex has announced more than 40 acquisitions since 2017, as it continues its mission to become the industry’s first-choice tech-enabled service partner.

Mr Pandiri brings over three decades of international financial services and technology experience to Apex, including of leading institutional scale operations teams and implementing operating model transformations.

He joins Apex Group from fintech provider Broadridge, where he was most recently responsible for post-trade technology, global proxy and asset management data and technology businesses outside of North America, with a special focus on Europe and Asia.