04/01/2015
Bahrain's Ahli United Bank appoints new chairman
He takes over from acting chairman Mohamed al-Marzooq, who had been in the position since Fahad al-Rajaan resigned as chairman for personal reasons in January.
On the Move
04/01/2015
Standard Chartered Bank's CEO for Middle East, Africa & The Americas, quits
He spent 19 years at Bank of America Corp before he joined Standard Chartered in 2001
03/31/2015
Former Julius Baer exec joins Qatar First Bank as COO
He has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry, will be responsible for overseeing operational planning and streamlining IT and administrative functions.
03/31/2015
Citi Names MEA Financial Institutions Head
He has been with Citigroup for more than 12 years
03/29/2015
BLME Holdings announces change to the Board of Directors
His extensive international banking experience has been instrumental in positioning the Bank as a leader in the UK Islamic finance industry and developing its success since launch.
03/26/2015
Northern Trust appoints hedge funds EMEA head
Based in London, Burnett will lead Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services in EMEA, reporting to Peter Sanchez, global head of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services.
03/25/2015
Barclays Taps New GC for Europe and the Middle East
He’s replacing Erica Handling, who announced her departure from the bank’s in-house legal team a few weeks ago.
03/24/2015
Squire Patton Boggs Promotes Partners in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
In its latest round of global promotions, Squire Patton Boggs has made up two new Partners in the Middle East
03/23/2015
Deutsche Securities Saudi Arabia appoints Chief Economist
Utilising his rich experience and intimate knowledge of the Saudi economy, Dr. Melhem will cover the Saudi economy and will provide advice on related matters to DSSA 's global and local clients.
03/23/2015
Arab Banking Corporation Distributes US$155.5 Million To Shareholders, Appoints 2 New Directors
ABC announced earlier that its consolidated Group net profit for the year ended 2014 was US$256 million, a 7% increase when compared to US$239 million for 2013
03/20/2015
Milaha elects new Board of Directors; Approves Amendments to Articles of Association
As part of the Extraordinary Meeting, the General Assembly approved the recommendation to amend articles in the company's Articles of Association
03/19/2015
Volaw appoints GCC Consultant
Tasked with providing Volaw strategic advice and assistance
03/18/2015
Squire Patton Boggs Expands Global Corporate And Financial Services Practices in Middle East
Radwa Al-Rifai has seven years' experience of advising on complex corporate, commercial and finance law matters in Egypt.
03/18/2015
Global law firm appoints first international managing partner
The firm’s first International Managing Partner with executive responsibilities for its fast-growing international operations.
03/18/2015
Khalefa Al Mesalam New Head of QIB Human Capital Group
He started his banking career in the Retail Banking division and progressed to various lead roles in Customer Service, Branches Network and Human Resource Quality Control and Recruitment.
03/17/2015
ABK Appoints Jean-Pierre Le Roux as New Country Head for UAE Branches
He brings outstanding leadership, a strategic mindset, and strong operational management expertise to his new appointment.
03/17/2015
Barwa Bank hires Karacaoglu as head of syndications
His hire is "part of the ongoing investment into the debt capital markets platform
03/17/2015
Pulling power – Fund distributor with Mirabaud
Bertrand Bricheux, head of Mirabaud Asset Management’s fund marketing, explains how his growing team is giving the group a major foothold within the global asset management industry.
03/16/2015
Yousuf Al Rawahi joins as DGM - Head of Branches of Retail Banking at Ahlibank
Ahlibank announced today the appointment of Mr. Yousuf Al Rawahi as Deputy General Manager - Head of Branches, Retail Banking
03/16/2015
Bahrain Financial Harbour Appoints New CEO
New CEO is a veteran real estate professional with extensive real estate asset management experience of the UK, GCC and Sub-Saharan African property markets.