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HSBC commercial banking appoints new regional head for APAC

His assignments have been in Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East.

Gulf Coast Community Board Officers Elected

Cahn has been a member of the Gulf Coast Board since 2011 and previously worked for 35 years in investment banking.

Commercial Bank announces Executive Leadership Changes

He was CEO of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Indonesia based in Jakarta, a position he served since 2008.

GBST appoints head of EMEA

will be responsible for managing client activity and driving the ongoing regional growth of the group’s retail savings platforms for wraps, life and pensions and banks, and for institutional capital markets.

International offshore law firm announces new partners

Will have the largest lawyer headcount in its field

VAT To Open Up Employment Opportunities In UAE

Recruitment is already underway in the UAE and the demand for accounting, finance and tax executives, as well as information technology professionals is only expected to grow as the VAT rollout draws closer.

Abdullah Ashy appointed chairman of Ewaan global housing

These experiences will add value to the company's vision alongside his academic experience as a former lecturer at the King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.

Baker McKenzie Announces 85 Partnership Promotions

A third of the lateral hires are women.

EAB Appoints New Head of Private Banking

He has worked in multilingual and multicultural environments

PM to name VPs for Egypt's third biggest lender 'within days'

Where she increased the SMEs portfolio from 3 billion to 13 billion Egyptian pounds in 4 years disbursed to around 38,000 clients financed by banks sources in addition to 5 billion pounds credit lines from multinational institutions.

BNP Paribas Middle East COO leaves amid global retrenchment

His departure comes as the bank executes a plan to shrink its global operations by 12 percent by 2019.

Israeli regulator approves Pinto as CEO of Bank Hapoalim

Hapoalim veteran Pinto, 55, will have to navigate the bank through sweeping bank reforms.

Bahrain's Bank ABC hires as part of expansion plan

Bank ABC said on Wednesday it is seeking regulatory approval to open branches in the Dubai International Finance Centre and in Singapore.

Former HSBC exec joins Gulf Capital in Abu Dhabi

The firm is sitting on $1 billion of cash that will be deployed in Africa, the Gulf or Asia.

Amundi appoints Chief Executive Officer, Middle East

Most recently she was Head of Investors and Public Sector at Standard Chartered, covering Sovereign Wealth Funds and other institutional clients across the MENA region

Bank Sohar appoints Sasi Kumar Acting CEO

Bank Sohar is currently in merger talks with Bank Dhofar.

Dubai's Mashreq says CEO of investment unit resigns - statement

He will be replaced by Aamir Peracha, who is currently a managing director and head of equities and derivatives at the bank, the statement added.

Bank Muscat appoints new CEO for Kuwait branch

Najah brings a wealth of experience to the role which includes stints with leading banking and financial institutions in Kuwait.

BNP Paribas Securities names new UK, Middle East, South Africa head

Hayes will join BNP Paribas Securities Services June end and be based in London.

Mashreq announces new Head of its Asset Management business

Asset Management remains an important business line for Mashreq, and the Bank remains committed to growing this business.

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