Apex Group, the Bermuda-based financial services provider, has appointed Alistair Stuart to the newly created position of head of digital banking. Stuart was formerly COO at Investec Bank Plc. Apex delivers its banking services, including the digital banking platform, through its subsidiary, European Depositary Bank. In his new role, Stuart will lead enhancements to the EDB digital banking platform.
Apex has also hired Ankit Shah as head of digital banking business development and Neale Croutear-Foy as chief technology officer, digital banking. Shah joins from QIC Global (part of Qatar Insurance Company) where he was most recently head of investments and treasury. Croutear-Foy was most recently head of mobile banking management and customer and acquisition journey development at First Abu Dhabi Bank.