Benjamin Lucas

Lucas will lead Aztec Group's more than 2,200 people across the UK, the US, Luxembourg, Ireland and the Channel Islands, the firm said in a statement.

Previously, Hagerty served as chief executive officer at Amundi Technology, leading a global financial technology platform serving investment and wealth management clients. Prior to Amundi, he held senior leadership positions at EY and KPMG, where he was UK head of asset management and global head of asset management consulting.

"Aztec's success has always been driven by its remarkable people and a strong sense of partnership and cultural alignment with its clients," Hagerty said. "Ben shares our culture and client focused mindset. He also brings deep commercial and technology expertise, a track record of leading complex global businesses and a growth mentality that aligns with both our client proposition and our ambition for the future. As we accelerate our technology investment to drive scale and service quality, Ben is exceptionally well placed to lead Aztec forward."

Lucas added: "Aztec has built something genuinely rare – a culture where deep specialist expertise, long-term client partnerships and a serious technology ambition sit together naturally. That combination matters more than ever as private markets grow in scale and complexity."

Established in 2001, Aztec Group administers more than €750 billion ($889.67 billion) in assets, 450 funds and 4,500 entities for a range of clients across major asset classes including private equity, fund of funds, real assets and private credit.