Genstar Capital, a middle-market private equity firm focused on investments in targeted segments of the financial services, software, industrial technology, and healthcare industries, announced the appointment of Ben Brigeman, an experienced senior financial services executive to the firm's Strategic Advisory Board (SAB).

Brigeman, currently a member of the Board of Genstar portfolio company Ascensus, will advise Genstar in its financial services vertical, particularly in wealth management, financial technology, and outsourced services to investment managers. He will also join the Board of Apex Group upon completion of that transaction.

Tony Salewski, Managing Director of Genstar, said, "We have worked closely with Ben as a result of his service on the Ascensus Board and have come to greatly admire his vision and leadership development capabilities. We look forward to his providing strategic guidance across a broad range of our financial services investments."

Brigeman was Executive Vice President for Charles Schwab & Co., Inc, where he served as the Head of the Individual Investor (Retail) business of Schwab, and as a key member of Schwab's Executive Committee helped set strategy for the entire company. Prior to joining Schwab in 1996, he was a Senior Vice President at Key Bank, managing Key's Retirement Services division. He earned an MBA and BS in Accounting from the University of Akron.