He will join the fund management team from mid-October and will work with the firm’s CIO Steve Brann.
In his latest position at Skandia Hughes worked in James Millard’s investment solutions team responsible for developing products and solutions available to financial advisers on the Skandia platform.
Hughes said: “With so many advisers looking to use multi-asset solutions, the opportunity to join Apollo, which has forged a very strong pedigree in a relatively short time is hugely exciting.
“By using my experience of working both in fund management and financial adviser businesses; I hope to help drive the established fund range and rapidly growing discretionary business at Apollo through the next phase of growth."
Apollo was founded in July 2008 by Brann and Craig Wetton who both have more than 25 years’ experience in financial services.
Brann said: “We are particularly pleased for Ryan to be joining the team, adding complimentary skills and bringing a wealth of knowledge from his experiences in the industry, especially in RDR-friendly fund and model portfolio solutions.”