MENA

Non-Executive Director, Apex Group Boards in MENA and India (Strategic Development)

Email: bhaskar.dasgupta@apexfs.com

Dr. Bhaskar Dasgupta is a Senior Board Member & Business Executive with proven regulatory engagement, strategic business development, fund raising & business transformation experience deploying advanced analytical and pragmatic delivery skills in various regulated and unregulated sectors - banking, markets, crypto, asset management, technology. He is currently the Head of Strategic Development MENA at Apex Group assisting in the development of the region for Apex, a global financial services provider with more than $2.5T AUA – to asset managers, capital markets, private clients and family offices. Apex includes including fund services, digital onboarding and bank accounts, depositary, custody and super ManCo services, business services including HR and Payroll and a pioneering ESG Ratings and Advisory service for private companies.

Regional Head of Sales for Middle East, Africa & Mauritius (MENA)

Tel: +27 21 681 8214

Andre has 35 years’ experience in the financial services information technology and 3rd party administration industry. He began his career at Andersen Consulting and joined Syfrets in 1991 where he headed up the software development division before setting up FMS, the unit trust outsourcing division of Nedcor Investment Bank. Andre joined Maitland in 2000 and was responsible for the roll out of the FinSwitch business-to-business switch and Maitland’s infrastructure services division. In his role as Head of Business Development (Africa), Andre was responsible for domestic and international sales activities for Maitland’s fund services division. Andre joined Apex Group through their acquisition of Maitland in 2023 and is currently the Regional Head of Sales for Africa, Middle East & Mauritius. Qualifications: B.Bus.Sci (University of Cape Town)

Regional Head of Middle East & Africa

Tel: +27 21 203 1830

Alan joined Sanne in November 2022 and has been the Regional Head for Middle East and Africa in Apex since the acquisition of Sanne. A Chartered Accountant by profession, he has spent the bulk of his career in the professional service industry and added financial service exposure to that, positioning him well to growing the region on strong client service principals

Country Head - Bahrain

Tel: +973 3711 1357

Koshy has 30 years of operational and accounting experience and was appointed as Managing Director of Apex Bahrain in April 2020. He has been based in the GCC since 1996 and has worked with various banks and financial institutions primarily in the wealth management operations space and his previous position before joining Apex was with a consulting firm where he had been a Senior Director.

Country Head - Israel

Tel: +972 3 373 0407

Shmuel Menahem, CPA, is Head of Israel at Apex Group Ltd and overlooks the business strategy for the region & has years of experience in leading operations, while maximizing efficiency together with quality service. Apex is a Global Administrator for Hedge Funds, Venture Capital, Debt and Private Equity funds, delivering extensive range of single-source services across the full value chain, to asset managers, capital markets, corporates and family office.

Head of Corporate Solutions, Mauritius

Tel: +230 404 8800

Pramod Nair holds an economics degree from the Mahatma Gandhi University, India and a law degree from the University of Pune, India. He joined Apex Group in 2007 and currently holds the role of Head of Corporate Solutions. Before joining Apex Mauritius, Pramod has worked in legal firms in India and Mauritius.

Head of Mauritius

Tel: +230 404 8800

Mahesh joined Apex Group in 2007 as the Head of Apex, Mauritius. He has over 20 years’ experience within the financial services industry. He is also a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales.

Regional Head Mauritius and India

Tel: +230 467 3000

Rubina is Regional Head of Mauritius and India and joins Apex through the acquisition of Sanne where she has been since 1999. In her role at Apex, she is responsible for driving the strategic direction of the business with oversight of client services operations, outsourcing business and business development. Prior to joining Sanne, Rubina was a Senior Manager with PwC (Mauritius), with exposure in the financial, textile and tourism sectors, including management of overseas projects financed by international financial institutions. She had previously worked for KPMG (Manchester) for six years, where she specialised in the banking and finance sector and value for money audits. She has over 25 years’ experience in accountancy, auditing, tax and consultancy. Rubina's area of expertise is fund structuring and administration. Rubina is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has a BSc (Hons) (University of Manchester).

Chairman, Mauritius

Tel: +230 467 3000

Rama is Chairman of the Mauritius branch of Apex Group and joined through the acquisition of Sanne where he was also Chairman since 2017. Rama is recognised for his role in establishing Mauritius as an International Financial Centre when he was Minister of Finance from 1991 to 1995. He is highly regarded for his economic reform that helped to re-position Mauritius as a diversified economy. He was also Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Economic Empowerment between 2005 and 2010. Dr Sithanen is the present Chairman of the Rwanda Development Board and advises the Government of Rwanda on taxes, competitiveness and financial services issues. Dr Rama has a BSc Honours in Economics, MSc in Economics (London School of Economics and Political Science) and a PhD in Political Science (Brunel University, UK).

Regional Head of Sales for Middle East, Africa & Mauritius (MENA)

Tel: +27 21 681 8214

Andre has 35 years’ experience in the financial services information technology and 3rd party administration industry. He began his career at Andersen Consulting and joined Syfrets in 1991 where he headed up the software development division before setting up FMS, the unit trust outsourcing division of Nedcor Investment Bank. Andre joined Maitland in 2000 and was responsible for the roll out of the FinSwitch business-to-business switch and Maitland’s infrastructure services division. In his role as Head of Business Development (Africa), Andre was responsible for domestic and international sales activities for Maitland’s fund services division. Andre joined Apex Group through their acquisition of Maitland in 2023 and is currently the Regional Head of Sales for Africa, Middle East & Mauritius. Qualifications: B.Bus.Sci (University of Cape Town)

Regional Head of Sales for Middle East, Africa & Mauritius (MENA)

Tel: +27 21 681 8214

Andre has 35 years’ experience in the financial services information technology and 3rd party administration industry. He began his career at Andersen Consulting and joined Syfrets in 1991 where he headed up the software development division before setting up FMS, the unit trust outsourcing division of Nedcor Investment Bank. Andre joined Maitland in 2000 and was responsible for the roll out of the FinSwitch business-to-business switch and Maitland’s infrastructure services division. In his role as Head of Business Development (Africa), Andre was responsible for domestic and international sales activities for Maitland’s fund services division. Andre joined Apex Group through their acquisition of Maitland in 2023 and is currently the Regional Head of Sales for Africa, Middle East & Mauritius. Qualifications: B.Bus.Sci (University of Cape Town)

Country Head - Abu Dhabi

Tel: +971 56 687 5057

Niall took over the position as Country Head and Senior Executive Officer of Apex Abu-Dhabi from December 2022. Prior to this Niall was Managing Director for Apex UK in 2017 following nearly two years as Operations Manager where he oversaw the management of the Apex UK Fund Accounting teams, prior to which he acted as a Senior Account Manager at Apex UK for four years. Niall has 20 years’ experience in Fund Accounting , with an extensive technical knowledge of Fund Accounting, Transfer Agency and Taxation and FCA Regulatory requirement. Before joining Apex Niall was previously Fund Accounting Manager at Sharefunds where he was lead Project Manager for an extensive fund transition project. He holds a Certificate in Investment Management and an Advanced Investment Administration Certificate.

Country Head - Dubai

Tel: +971 4 428 9221

Naveed Zamir has over 13 years’ experiences in the Financial Services Industry. Naveed joined Apex in 2012 and currently holds the position as Head of Apex, Dubai.

Head of Business Development, MENA

Tel: +971 4 428 9221

Glyn Gibbs joined Apex Fund Services in October 2015 bringing with him over 30 years of industry experience in both Corporate and Institutional roles within the asset management industry. Glyn has extensive experience of managing relationships with sovereign entities, asset managers, pension funds, family offices, banks, brokers and corporates.