In the newly-created position, Hecksher will be responsible for leading the fund services division, while driving the development of Trident’s global fund administration footprint. He is based in Florida but will spend more than half his time in Trident Fund Services' offices and financial centres worldwide.

“We have a strong and growing fund services business, supporting clients with $30 billion in assets under management. In the last five years we have opened fund administration offices in Luxembourg, Malta and Singapore and significantly increased the scale of our US operations,” said Trident Trust’s head of group strategy and development, Adam Gold. “Thalius brings experience and talent to our global team.”

Hecksher brings over 20 years’ experience in global financial markets, with expertise in hedge funds, private equity, liquid alternatives, family offices and wealth management across the Americas, UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia and African markets. He is also Southeast US chapter director of the Hedge Fund Association.

Trident Fund Services has offices located in 10 locations in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe and the US.