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Emirates NBD makes strategic changes to management team

Marwan Hadi has been appointed Group Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management and a member of the Group Executive Committee, succeeding Sarkar.

EFG International appoints Ali Sandila as the new CEO of its Dubai Advisory Office

In his new role, Ali Sandila will focus on further strengthening EFG’s presence in the United Arab Emirates and will drive the bank’s accelerated business growth from the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Deutsche Bank appoints General Manager of its Saudi Arabia Branch

She will have oversight of the bank’s business activities regulated by the Saudi Central Bank

Aaron Kaupp appointed Regional Vice President Jumeirah Group and General Manager of Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab

Kaupp to draw on his illustrious experience and operations expertise to deliver a new standard in hyper-personalised guest experiences at the Group’s latest resort destination.

DeNexus expands European offering with senior hire

DeNexus has hired sales and engineering security specialist Víctor Manuel Aguilar Gutiérrez as part of its strategy to increase the reach of its cyber risk quantification and management tools in EMEA

Ashurst expands Middle East Corporate practice with key partner hire

Global law firm Ashurst announces the appointment of Simon Rahimzada as partner in the Corporate practice, based in the UAE

JLL hires engineer Sean Doherty to lead project management practice

The team Doherty oversees supports clients with an end-to-end project delivery capacity, from project planning to PMO setup through to delivery, cost management, benefits tracking, and digital tooling.

Paul Sacco joins Knight Frank as associate partner in Dubai

Knight Frank’s Private Office practice operates relatively international, working closely with offices in other wealth hubs such as London, New York, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Hisham Ezz Al-Arab returns to CIB as experienced board member

The bank stated that its board of directors had already obtained the approval of the Central Bank of Egypt for this decision

Standard Chartered Bank appoints CEO for its Branch in Saudi Arabia

Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, Mazen was the CEO of Alawwal Invest Company

DIFC Insurance Association appoints insurance veteran Simon Price as CEO

To represent the collective interests of members within the DIFC and outside the DIFC

KPMG appoints new Chief Executive as the business moves to the next phase of growth

Mr Haffar will remain in office until 31 December 2022 to ensure continuity for KPMG’s clients and people and support a smooth transition over this period.

Ameera Al Abbasi appointed as Head of Retail Banking at KHCB

Ms. Ameera Al Abbasi has undertaken several leadership roles since joining KHCB in the year 2008, as she was the Head of Business Banking before being appointed to this position

Morningstar hires European index sales head from Amundi

Liz Wright will be responsible for growing Morningstar’s European footprint

ADSS appoints global COO

She was most recently employed at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, where she led the group’s digital transformation programme.

Bain adds ex-McKinsey partner Mourad Limam to its leadership

He was responsible for financials and business growth, and led a team across the Middle East, India and Africa region.

Abrdn EMEA sales boss exits

Stuart McGlynn, veteran sales manager at Abrdn, will be leaving the firm after over two decades.

HP announces new leadership team in the Middle East

Ertug Ayik is appointed HP Middle East and Africa Managing Director

Kuwait appoints new CEOs for state oil companies

Ahmed Jaber Al Aydan as CEO of Kuwait Oil Company, Wadha Al Khateeb as CEO of KNPC

New senior director for KPMG in Saudi Arabia: Gasser Osman

“I am delighted to be taking on this new role and look forward to working closely with my colleagues and offering cutting-edge solutions to our clients.”

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