Apex Fund Services, a fund administration business, has appointed Thalius Hecksher as global head of business development.
With responsibility for developing and managing Apex’s global sales and client relationships, Hecksher will report directly to Peter Hughes, managing director of Apex Fund Services.
Based in Apex’s Ireland office Hecksher will provide support to all of Apex’s 21 international offices and operations.
With over USD15bn of assets under administration Apex Fund Services plans to significantly increase its AUA and break into the world’s top 25 of administrators within 12 months. As part of its strategy of locating offices alongside its clients Apex plans to launch into several new territories during 2011.
Hecksher has over 15 years’ experience of working within the international financial markets and has particular expertise in the fund management and asset management sectors. Prior to joining Apex, he was head of sales for EMEA at Linedata Services where he specialised in financial software and technology for mutual and hedge fund managers through to third party administrators.
Prior to this, Hecksher was sales director at Thomson Financial (now Thomson Reuters).
Hughes says: "Apex has a short term target of breaking into the world’s top 25 fund administrators. Our total focus on providing the highest levels of client servicing in the industry across our entire global network is attracting unprecedented levels of new clients. The prospects for Apex are extremely positive.
“Thalius has a proven track record of managing fast growing businesses and his appointment is a reflection of the calibre of people Apex is attracting. We welcome him to the team and look forward to benefiting from his industry experience as we expand the company.”
Hecksher adds: "Apex’s growth and international roll out of its innovative services makes this position a unique opportunity. I look forward to being part of such a progressive organisation and contributing as Apex accelerates to the next level.”
