Apex Group has appointed Emmanuel Tuffuor as head of private equity business development for the Americas and global head of tax.
In his new role, Tuffuor will support the firm in developing its private equity offering in North America in addition to building out its tax service capabilities globally.
His dual role will see him spearhead the development of its private equity presence across the Americas while also overseeing and driving the evolution of its tax service products globally.
Tuffuor joins from KPMG where he was a partner for 21 years. While at KPMG he drove significant growth as the partner-in-charge of the alternative investment tax practice.
He led all phases of the domestic and international partnership, including corporate tax consulting for hedge and private equity funds, broker-dealers, investment banks and large financial holding companies.
Additionally, Tuffuor served as a member of the board of directors of KPMG and is currently a member of the American Institute of certified public accountants, the New York State and Maryland Society of certified public accountants and the Wall Street tax association.
Fred Jacobs, CRO, Apex, said: “We have substantially built-out the team across the US over the past six months and have a genuinely impressive group of seasoned professionals covering the Americas.”
“Emmanuel Tuffuor’s unrivalled tax and advisory experience adds another level of authority to our capabilities and combined with the expertise of the rest of the US team, we now present Apex to the US market at a new level.”
Tuffuor commented: “I am thrilled to be joining the Apex team at this time to play a pivotal role in developing the businesses tax services, in addition to helping drive private equity sales across the Americas.”
He added: “Having spent over 20 at KPMG I am looking forward to taking on a new challenge and to be joining a vibrant company such as Apex during this spectacular time of growth. As Apex moves into the institutional space I look forward to supporting the implementation of institutional best practices and leveraging my long-standing experience in this area.”
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