Debbie Lee, formerly of TMF Group, has been appointed as country head, China for Apex Group, a global financial services provider.
Based in Shanghai, Lee will report to Valerie Mantot-Groene, head of Asia Pacific (APAC).
She will be responsible for driving the firm’s growth and performance across the APAC region.
Most recently, Lee served as market lead of fund services at TMF China. In this role, she led the delivery of services to international corporations with a focus on hedge funds, private equity and real estate and venture capital clients.
Prior to that, Lee spent over a decade in various China-stationed consultancy roles.
Apex says Lee’s appointment represents its continued commitment to growth in the Chinese market and commitment to providing clients with locally delivered solutions.
The company’s solutions include banking, depositary, custody, fund administration, corporate solutions and environmental, social and governance (ESG) services.
This appointment follows Apex’s recent hire of Claudia Bolanos,who joined the firm’s Hong Kong business as head of corporate services, APAC, bringing over a decade of business development and operational experience in the APAC market.
Commenting on Lee’s appointment, Mantot-Groene says: “We are pleased to welcome Debbie Lee to lead our China business at a critical time in the growth of our locally delivered financial services offering.”
“With her broad skill set as well as her notable connections and more than 20 years of experience in investment management, Lee will play a key role in supporting our strategic goals by effectively communicating the benefits of our unique single-source solution to this strategically important market,” adds Mantot-Groene.
