Executive record
Azeem Bashir
Azeem Bashir is Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Apex Group. The appointment was announced on June 4, 2025, per Apex Group.
1 tracked move on the Wire · Updated
Background
Azeem Bashir's professional background as Apex Group leadership page ↗ states it, read November 10, 2026.
Azeem Bashir is a global chief information security officer with more than 28 years of cybersecurity and technology experience. His experience spans investment banking, fintech, private wealth, digital assets, government, airlines, oil and gas, energy, and global corporate sectors. Bashir has led major transformation projects across EMEAR and APAC and has managed responses to critical cyberattacks. He has also advised both government and regulatory bodies in the course of his career.
His background includes initiatives in cyber risk, blockchain, AI and threat intelligence. Bashir serves as an adviser to many global cyber councils and committees. At Apex Group, he is responsible for overseeing the commitment to protecting its people, data and platforms.
Career timeline
Every move the record holds for Azeem Bashir, newest first, with the earlier roles the announcements name.
The company: Apex Group
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Region
- Europe
- Company record
- Who runs security at Apex Group: 1 confirmed move on the record
Appointed in the same period
Other security chiefs in Financial Services whose appointment was announced within 90 days of Azeem Bashir's, nearest first. The Financial Services bench
Laura Deaner, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Depository Trust Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Robert Thomas, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Relm Insurance
Jeremy Koppen, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Equifax
Amit Spitzer, CTO and CISO at Glilot Capital Partners
Jim Hart, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Paymentology
Phillip Miller, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at H&R Block
Clay Carter, Chief Information Security Officer at Ncontracts
Record facts
- Time in the seat
- 1 year 5 months since the appointment was announced (June 4, 2025), as of November 2026
- Moves on the record
- 1 confirmed move, each with its source
- On the record since
- September 30, 2026
- Financial Services in 2026
- 42 security-leadership appointments announced in the sector on the record
How these are counted. Time in the seat: Counted in whole months from the announcement of the appointment, the date the record holds; announcements rarely give a start date.
Questions about Azeem Bashir
- Who is the CISO of Apex Group?
- Azeem Bashir is Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Apex Group. The appointment was announced on June 4, 2025, per Apex Group.
- When did Azeem Bashir become Group CISO of Apex Group?
- The appointment was announced on June 4, 2025, per Apex Group. The record holds the announcement, not a start date.
Sources
- 1.Apex Group (company announcement) ↗: the appointment at Apex Group, June 4, 2025
- 2.Apex Group leadership page ↗: professional background, read November 10, 2026
This record begins with CISO Tribune's tracking in 2026.
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