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AXA Egypt announces the appointment of Walid Samy as Managing Director of AXA Life Insurance Egypt following FRA approval

Walid Samy brings over 20 years of experience in the insurance sector, with a particular focus on individual products

FTI Consulting appoints Aurélien Vincent to lead financial services practice in the Middle East

Mr. Vincent, who is based in Dubai, will lead the firm’s financial services capabilities in the Middle East

Bonyan appoints Dar Ventures’ Aboushadi as board member

During the same month, it signed a new lease agreement for Building 106B, to be fully leased to Kortech, a subsidiary of Hassan Allam Group

Horváth strengthens Energy practice leadership in the Middle East

He joins from KBR, where he was a principal in its advisory business and formerly led its consulting offering.

Dubai-based Hoxton Wealth appoints Rob Aberdein to build international legal services arm

Board-level hire marks launch of global private client legal services division

Arab Financial Services appoints Mahmoud Ismail as managing director, Egypt and Group head of acquiring products

Mahmoud joins AFS from Adyen, where he led regional growth and planning across MEA

Standard Chartered hires Ole Matthiessen to lead new global transaction services and digital assets team for Corporate & Investment Banking

Ole brings extensive expertise across a broad spectrum of financial products, spanning transaction banking and derivatives through to structured lending solutions and capital markets

Dubai Investments appoints Nishant Shah as the chief financial officer

Nishant has been serving as the Acting Chief Financial Officer since July 2025

HDB renews Hassan Ghanem’s mandate as CEO for 2026-2029

Shareholders also approved the formation of a new board of directors for the upcoming term, after the list of nominees received clearance from the Central Bank of Egypt.

QBurst deepens Middle East commitment, appoints Shivkumar Subramaniam to lead from Dubai

Strengthening its ability to serve enterprises and governments across the region

Former EFG Private Banker Joins Swiss EAM JAR

In the role, he is tasked with supporting the chairman on strategy, risk oversight, and capital allocation at the group level.

Geneva CIO takes senior family office post at Barclays

The bank hires Belal Mohammed Khan as it expands its coverage of the UAE.

CIB reappoints Hisham Ezz El-Arab as CEO for three-year term

The increase will be distributed over 27.203 million shares with a nominal value of EGP 10 per share

Fasset appoints Behnam Gurban-Zada to lead CIS expansion and strengthen Shariah finance

Veteran Islamic finance executive brings two decades of banking and regulatory leadership

Sherif El-Beheiry appointed CEO of National Bank of Egypt’s UAE operations

He previously held the position of Head of SME, Microfinance and Islamic Finance at Banque Misr.

Standard Chartered’s Rola Abu Manneh says UAE banking services continue uninterrupted

Standard Chartered’s regional CEO Rola Abu Manneh says the bank’s operations continue uninterrupted in the UAE as many teams work remotely

Egypt: El-Sisi names Islam Azzam as FRA Chairman

This offers advanced tools for hedging and risk management, which promotes the efficiency of financial markets and attracts investments

Saudi SABIC names Al‑Faqeer as new CEO

The move follows the resignation of Abdulrahman Al‑Fageeh

Boubyan Bank-backed Nomo appoints Ewan MacLeod as CTO

MacLeod brings over 30 years of banking experience to Nomo having formerly served at NatWest, Nationwide, Nordea Bank and Sohar International.

Wealth-tech company appoints new head for the Middle East

Qplix plans to establish a foothold in the golf region and build a local team.

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