Apex Group Ltd has announced the appointment of Azeem Bashir as the Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).

With over 25 years of cybersecurity leadership experience, Bashir joins Apex Group at a reportedly critical time for the organisation, with cyber-resilience, threat intelligence and secure digital transformation at the forefront of the company’s focus.

Azeem Bashir joins Apex Group

Apex Group has articulated that Bashir is a globally recognised and award-winning CISO,

He has advised regulatory and governmental bodies across the globe, managed responses to major cyber-incidents and led transformation programmes across EMEA and APAC regions.

Bashir is set to oversee and enhance Apex Group’s enterprise-wide cybersecurity strategy, focusing on four key areas: Cybersecurity, security strategy, technology governance and risk and technology assurance.

Bashir’s appointment is said to reinforce Apex Group’s ongoing commitment to securing its data, platforms and services, while enabling sustainable and innovative growth for its clients worldwide.

“Integrity, trust and innovation”

Bashir said: “It gives me great pleasure to join the Apex Group and embark on this new chapter.

“I chose to join the Apex Group as I felt that my values and the businesses align well – integrity, trust and innovation.

“To stay ahead of today’s evolving threat landscape, we must move beyond traditional models and embrace a risk based, threat intelligence-led, secure-by-design approach.

“This means embedding resilience at every level and aligning security to support speed, scale and customer trust; security must be a design pillar, not an afterthought.”

Evolving and growing cybersecurity globally

Marie Measures, Chief Digital Information Officer, Apex Group highlighted: “We are delighted to welcome Azeem to Apex.

“His breadth of experience and forward-thinking approach to cybersecurity are exactly what we need as we continue to evolve and grow globally.

“As we navigate an era of increasing digital dependency and sophisticated cyber-threats, Azeem’s role is crucial in continually strengthening our enterprise cybersecurity and resilience capabilities.

“His leadership will play a critical role in reinforcing client trust, protecting our infrastructure and supporting our innovation agenda.”