12/22/2015
Al khaliji appoints Head of Corporate Banking
Mr. Omar El-Emadi has wide experience in the banking sector as he started out his banking career in 1998 at the Commercial Bank – Qatar.
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12/20/2015
Bahrain Islamic Bank appoints a new Chief Risk Officer
He brings over 17 years of international banking experience where he held various roles in corporate banking and risk management, the last as Chief Risk Officer at Standard Chartered Bank Bahrain
12/18/2015
UBS appoints EMEA financial sponsors head
A 22-year veteran of JPMorgan
12/17/2015
Standard Chartered appoints Global Head, Private Banking & Wealth Management
He joins Standard Chartered from Barclays
12/16/2015
Gulf Finance Corporation names new chairman
The Gulf Finance Saudi Arabia board of directors currently consists of Thamer A. Jan, Chairman, Ahmed Al Qassim, Vice Chairman, Saad Al Arfaj, John Blanthorne and Houssem Ben Haj Amor.
12/15/2015
Chairman of the Middle East Investor Relations Society announced
Prior to that, he worked with HSBC's associate SABB, where he established the first bank Investor Relations function in Saudi Arabia.
12/09/2015
Grant Thornton Appoints a New Partner to Lead the Abu Dhabi Practice
The Islamic finance industry is expected to continue to grow robustly, with many industry observers expecting total market size to exceed $3 trillion by 2020
12/09/2015
Emirates Investment Bank appoints Head of Private Banking
Prior to joining Emirates Investment Bank, Iyad led Credit Suisse’s Middle East Team in London and their GCC teams in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha
12/09/2015
TASWEEK's CEO steps down
Former head to remain a valuable asset in company's expansion plans
12/07/2015
Al Hilal Bank appoints new CEO
He holds a Summa Cum Laude BSBA degree in Finance and Accounting from Boston University
11/30/2015
WFW Dubai expands with Islamic finance specialist partner hire
He has previously been named as a leading practitioner in the field of Banking and Finance
11/26/2015
Dubai bank appoints new retail bank head
The former Standard Chartered banker takes over from Farhad Irani, who is leaving after almost five years at the helm to rejoin his family in Australia
11/25/2015
Senior trio leave UAE's largest bank NBAD - sources
Three senior bankers have resigned from National Bank of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates' largest bank by assets, sources aware of the matter told Reuters.
11/24/2015
Deutsche Bank appoints Head of Commodity Trade Finance EMEA
He has enjoyed a long career with Deutsche Bank and for the past 14 years has worked in commodity finance.
11/24/2015
Riyadh Edrees elected chief of Meezan Bank's BoDs
The BoDs of Meezan Bank Ltd held their 72nd meeting on Thursday November 19 to consider various business matters and to also elect the Chairman of the Board.
11/23/2015
HSBC cuts 150 jobs in the UAE
Job losses part of global cost reduction plan
11/23/2015
Commercial Bank announces key National executive appointment
Commercial Bank CEO Abdulla Saleh Al Raisi today announced Khalifa Nasser Al Rayes has assumed responsibility for the Bank's Government and Public Sector Business.
11/23/2015
International real estate consultancy boosts Abu Dhabi business
He brings over ten years' experience working within the real estate sectorin the UAEand has previously held key positionsat CBRE and Gulf Resources Development and Investment,
11/23/2015
Deutsche Bank appoints Head of Commodity Trade Finance EMEA
He has enjoyed a long career with Deutsche Bank and for the past 14 years has worked in commodity finance.
11/19/2015
Dentons appoints new Corporate partner in Muscat
Nick Simpson has joined Dentons as a partner in its Corporate and Commercial team in Muscat.