03/18/2014
Former CEO of bailed out Spanish bank becomes new CEO of Kuwait’s Gulf Bank
Kuwait's Gulf Bank said on Tuesday it had appointed Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno as chief executive, replacing Michel Accad who resigned in October last year.
03/17/2014
Acting CEO Of Islamic Bank Resigns
The board resolved to accept the resignation,” the bank said in its disclosure.
03/17/2014
Coutts CIO jumps ship to UAE bank
Before Coutts he was CIO of Dubai's Emirates NBD
03/10/2014
The Qatari bank’s Chairman, Sh Mohamed bin Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani commented that, “The Board is delighted that we have been able to identify an internal candidate for the leadership role, an indication of the strength and depth of our execu
03/10/2014
Dubai based investment bank appoints Senior Executive Officer
In his new role he has been tasked with further building and growing the business with the backing and support of its parent bank in Bahrain.
03/10/2014
Khalid Yousef al-Subeai was previously CEO of The First Investor, Barwa's wholly-owned investment banking unit.
03/10/2014
The new chief executive of National Bank of Kuwait has endorsed its strategies of regional expansion and developing an Islamic finance business in his first public comments since he took over at the country's biggest bank.
03/06/2014
Global professional services company names EMEA investment head
He was promoted to head of global investment at the firm last month
03/06/2014
Veteran Saudi central banker to head Arab Monetary Fund
H.E. Dr. Al Hamidy, a Saudi national, holds a PHD in Economics from the University of Oregon, U.S.A. He served as Vice-Governor at Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency over the period 2009-2013, and as Executive Director in the Arab Monetary Fund over the perio
03/05/2014
Kuwaiti company appoints wealth head
"I am honoured of the delegation and I'm looking forward towards a fruitful collaboration where I will be able to contribute effectively to the development of Wealth Management Department in the Assets Division. This significant step will reflec
03/05/2014
Al Hamidy replaces Bahraini national Jassim al Mannai
03/05/2014
Yusuf Jehangir will be responsible for strengthening Zurich’s marketing capabilities, enhancing the customer and distributor experience, and driving brand awareness and consideration in the market.
03/04/2014
Orhan Osmansoy joins Global as CEO, Special Situations Asset Management
Global Investment House (Global) has appointed Orhan Osmansoy as Chief Executive Officer for the firm’s Special Situations Asset Management unit.
03/04/2014
In Saudi Arabia, a Rarity – a Female Investment Bank CEO
The sources spoke on condition of anonymity as the information isn't yet public. NCB Capital officials could not immediately comment.
03/03/2014
Bank of London and the Middle East’s Chairman retires
With effect from 31 March 2014, Yacob Al Muzaini, will retire as Independent Non-Executive Chairman of BLME Holdings plc and BLME plc.
02/25/2014
Standard Chartered appoints Head of Wholesale Banking for its operations in Iraq
Standard Chartered announced today the appointment of Ahmed Muallah as Managing Director and Head of its Wholesale Banking business in Iraq.
02/24/2014
Oman has denied reports it is set to sack 100,000 expats from jobs and give the work to Omanis but has not ruled out the plan altogether, saying the number and timeframe was being worked out.
02/24/2014
Emirates Investment Bank has announced a number of senior appointments.
02/20/2014
Asia’s global investment bank appoints EMEA Debt Capital Markets MD
He reports to Morven Jones, Head of EMEA DCM Origination
02/20/2014
largely Libyan-owned bank appoints new VP's in management changes aimed at growth
A year ago the CBL planning denied rumours that it was planning to sell Libya’s National Commercial Bank