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Bank of Sharjah appoints Paul Cox as Chief Retail Banking Officer

Marking a strategic move to strengthen the Bank’s retail and wealth management capabilities

Baker Tilly welcomes new member firm in the UAE

With the UAE market playing a pivotal role in its Middle East operations, Baker Tilly’s top leadership needed to move swiftly behind the scenes to address the gap.

PwC Middle East announces Riyadh Al Najjar’s appointment to the PwC Global Board

The PwC Global Board plays a key role in shaping the firm’s strategic direction, providing guidance on key global initiatives, and ensuring alignment across territories to drive sustainable growth and transformation

UBS Appoints New Market Head of Wealth Management in Israel

Following the departure of a manager, the bank is establishing unified leadership.

HSBC names Mohammed Fannouch co-head of capital markets and advisory for MENAT region

Fannouch, who joined HSBC in 2008, will continue to be based in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, where he most recently served as co-head of the investment banking franchise in the kingdom

In-demand Goldman Sachs London MD leaves for Abu Dhabi fund

He joined the firm from Goldman Sachs, where he spent eight years, and was most recently a managing director in its new Capital Solutions Group – an umbrella that cover bankers specializing in private equity and credit work.

Bain & Company announces senior leadership appointments in its Enterprise Technology practice

Delivering accelerated business transformations by leveraging the most advanced technology platforms and solutions

Dow Jones appoints Anand Joawn as General Manager, Middle East

A newly created leadership position designed to spearhead the company’s ambitious expansion

Mashreq appoints Xi Liang as head of Artificial Intelligence

In her role, Xi will spearhead Mashreq’s AI strategy

KPMG welcomes over 30 young professionals to Graduate Program in Qatar

With backgrounds from several universities, the Class of 2025 represents a diverse group of young professionals who will gain experience in several of KPMG’s service lines within Audit and Advisory.

Bain & Company announces five partner promotions in the Middle East

Their contributions have shaped some of the region’s most important transformations

Alba appoints Sohaila Rahman as Chief Legal and Governance Officer

Sohaila Rahman is a UK-qualified lawyer with over twenty years of experience

Edmond de Rothschild names new Middle East CEO

The new CEO replaced the interim CEO, Laith Al Kurdi, who will be staying with the business as a Dubai-based private banker.

Coface appoints Mohamad Jomaa CEO/country manager for GCC and Egypt

Prior to this appointment, Mohamad was based in the U.S.A and served as Chief Operating Officer for the North America Region.

IFS appoints Kriti Sharma as CEO of Nexus Black

Expands AI leadership team to accelerate Industrial and Agentic AI innovation

Roland Berger promotes 4 to Managing Director and welcomes 8 new leaders

The newly appointed Managing Directors have extensive expertise across key industries, including energy, sustainability, public sector, digital, and transportation, and will support the firm’s Middle East growth agenda.

Utmost Wealth Solutions announces leadership appointments in Asia

The region is an important area of strategic focus for the business and these leadership appointments aim to capitalise further on Asia’s strong market growth.

Finastra appoints Adam Banks to Board of Directors

Seasoned technology leader brings deep transformation expertise across financial services, cybersecurity and infrastructure sectors

Arab Bank for Investment and Foreign Trade strengthens its growth strategy with appointment of CFO

Hitesh Thakkar joins Al Masraf as Chief Financial Officer to support the Bank’s 2025–2028 transformation strategy

Microsoft names Ahmad El Dandachi as General Manager, Qatar

As Lana Khalaf takes on MEA Public Sector leadership role

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