The senior hire has a more than three decades of experience including board room roles, dealing with private equity-backed organisations, supporting fast-growing businesses, and acquisitions and integration.

ZEDRA, a global specialist in active wealth, corporate and global expansion, fund solutions, pensions and incentives, has appointed Tony DeBiase (pictured) as group chief financial officer to drive financial strategy and growth, based in Jersey.

With over three decades of industry experience, DeBiase is joining from The Davies Group, where he was group CFO for 12 years. His experience includes board room roles, dealing with private equity (PE)-backed organisations, supporting fast-growing businesses, and being involved in acquisitions and integration. 

Following a series of M&A developments in 2024, DeBiase's appointment marks a step forward for ZEDRA as the firm expands its global presence and service offerings, while establishing its position as a partner for clients seeking innovative solutions, the firm said.

“Tony joins us at a pivotal time in our growth journey. His exceptional experience, coupled with his commitment to driving growth, will be instrumental in furthering our strategic ambitions,” ZEDRA’s chief executive officer Ivo Hemelraad, said. 

The firm says that its teams enable high net worth individuals and families as well as medium to large sized companies, pension funds and trustees, asset managers and their investors to focus on their core activities by choosing ZEDRA as partner.

Headquartered in the Cayman Islands, ZEDRA is owned by private equity firm Corsair Capital, with a team of over 1,300 industry experts across 17 key locations throughout the UK, Asia, the Americas and Europe.