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Apex Group taps up S&P Global and BlackRock veteran as new Chief Product Officer

16 January 2025

Apex Group Ltd. (“the Group”), the leading global financial services provider, has appointed Zion Hilelly as a new Chief Product officer. Hilelly will lead the transformation of the product team, focusing on driving product innovation, accountability and P&L.

Based in New York, this strategic role underscores Apex Group’s commitment to transform asset servicing by driving growth with technology and people at its core.

Prior to joining Apex Group, Hilelly was the Head of Operations and Managed Services within S&P Global, where he ran multiple industry leading investment management solutions. Hilelly is BlackRock veteran having worked at the asset manager from its early days for over 20 years. As a Managing Director, Hilelly was responsible for launching, developing and leading many of the post-trade products and capabilities of the firm’s flagship Aladdin platform.

Speaking on his appointment, Zion Hilelly, Apex Group’s Chief Product Officer, said: “I’m delighted to join during this pivotal time as Apex Group is driving positive change throughout the industry leading a tech revolution, moving towards digitisation and embracing DeFi.”

Georges Archibald, Apex Group’s Chief Commercial Officer, said: “We are delighted to welcome Zion to the Apex team. His appointment marks another milestone in our product and operations transformation. His appointment brings a wealth of experience to help bolster Apex Group’s global product offering. Zion will help us deliver our innovative solutions to our clients, as we continue to drive growth globally as a single-source solution provider across the investment lifecycle.”

Zion Hilelly joined Apex Group on 1 January 2025.

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Chanel Townsend | Head of media relations

Chanel.Townsend@apexgroup.com | +447391046830

About Apex Group

Apex Group is dedicated to driving positive change in financial services while supporting the growth and ambitions of asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, and family offices. Established in Bermuda in 2003, the Group has continually disrupted the industry through its investment in innovation and talent.

Today, Apex Group sets the pace in fund and asset servicing and stands out for its unique single-source solution and unified cross asset-class platform which supports the entire value chain, harnesses leading innovative technology, and benefits from cross-jurisdictional expertise delivered by a long-standing management team and over 13,000 highly integrated professionals.  

Apex Group leads the industry with a broad and unmatched range of services, including capital raising, business and corporate management, fund and investor administration, portfolio and investment administration, ESG, capital markets and transactions support. These services are tailored to each client and are delivered both at the Group level and via specialist subsidiary brands.

The Apex Foundation, a not-for-profit entity, is the Group’s passionate commitment to empower sustainable change.

 

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