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BCG appoints four to managing director & partner in MENA team

The quartet were among nearly five dozen such promotions across the firm’s EMESA (Europe, Middle East, South America, and Africa) region.

KPMG names Rasheed Al-Qenae as chairman of MESAC region

The appointment sees KPMG elevate one of its longest standing managing partners in the region to the top role for the MESAC region.

QFC announces appointment of Deputy Chief Executive Officers

Sheikha Alanoud has played an integral role in driving QFC’s record growth over the past five years and expanding its reach to China, the USA, the UK, Germany, France, Singapore, Switzerland, and other key markets across the world.

President promotes Corinthia as Qatari business partner gets Maltese passport

Qataris among Maltese passport buyers even though they are not allowed to hold dual citizenship.

Manulife Hires Ex-Citi Executive as Asia COO

She joins from Citi where she was most recently its head of operations and technology for the EMEA markets.

Mashreq hires digital banking pioneer as Head of Mashreq Neo and Personal Banking

Mashreq has appointed Radu Topliceanu as its new Head of Neo and Personal Banking

Azizi Developments appoints new Chief Facilities Executive and Senior Advisor

He will spearhead Azizi’s Facility Management & Commercials, DLP and Security Services

Who’s Who: Muneera Al-Dossary, head of asset management at ANB Capital

Al-Dossary gained a bachelor’s degree in business from the Arab Open University, and a banking diploma from the Institute of Public Administration.

Appointment of senior regional officers within Crédit Agricole CIB

All three report to Xavier Musca, Chief Executive Officer of Crédit Agricole CIB.

AXA XL appoints Claudia Ingenhoven as Chief Financial Officer, Reinsurance

She also spent time working within the AXA group as an Executive Committee and Board Member of AXA Liabilities Managers across a wide number of different jurisdictions including France, Germany, Malaysia, Switzerland, UAE, UK and the USA.

Dubai's Emirates NBD announces leadership shake-up

Veteran Suvo Sarkar to retire after a decade-long tenure

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

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