Benjamin Lucas, Aztec Group; Credit: Aztec Group

On Wednesday 13 May 2026, independent fund and corporate services provider Aztec Group announced the appointment of Benjamin Lucas as Chief Executive Officer.

Benjamin Lucas will join Aztec Group on 1 July 2026 from Amundi Technology, where he served as Chief Executive Officer, leading a global financial technology platform serving investment and wealth management clients. Prior to Amundi Technology, he held senior leadership roles at EY and KPMG, where he was United Kingdom (UK) Head of Asset Management and Global Head of Asset Management Consulting, the group noted.

He succeeds Sean Hagerty, who has led the Group as Interim Chief Executive Officer since October 2025 and will return to his role as Chair of the Aztec Group Board.

Sean Hagerty said: “Aztec’s success has always been driven by its remarkable people and a strong sense of partnership and cultural alignment with its clients. 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.”

As it enters its next chapter, Benjamin Lucas will lead Aztec Group’s more than 2,200 employees across the UK, United States (US), Luxembourg, Ireland and the Channel Islands to deliver client outcomes through a “people-led, technology-enabled service model”.

Benjamin Lucas commented: “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. My focus will be on strengthening that foundation: applying advanced technology alongside the human expertise and judgement our clients rely on to deliver an increasingly sophisticated service.”