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New Chairman of Aberdeen Standard Investcorp Infrastructure Partners

Sir Michael Fallon who has served on Investcorp's International Advisory Board since 2018, steps up to replace Lord Gerry Grimstone

YouGov to expand its banking and insurance business

Emma-Louise McInnes as Global Sector Head of Banking & Insurance

Juwai IQI Appoints Anis Anwar as VP of Strategic Alliances for Middle East and North Africa

Anwar joins Juwai IQI after more than 20 years in the banking sector, where he successfully built a web of relationships with high-net-worth individuals and corporate customers across the region.

Five Consultants Join Heidrick & Struggles in Asia Pacific and the Middle East

With the addition of these new consultants, we will continue to grow and strengthen our ability to deliver trusted leadership advisory services to our clients.

Qatar National Bank removes ex finance minister from board after arrest

"Qatar National Bank announced that the Qatar Investment Authority has decided to withdraw the board membership from Mr. Ali Shareef Al-Emadi as a representative of QIA on the Board of Directors of Qatar National Bank," the lender said

Arcapita strengthens senior management team with appointment of COO

Stéphane Brown as Group Chief Operating Officer

Willis Re eyes expansion in MENA with new regional director

He reports to Natalie van de Coolwijk, regional director for the Middle East and Africa and chief executive officer of Willis Re South Africa.

Rashad Al Shaikh appointed OAB's head of retail banking division

Commenting on his appointment, Rashad Al Shaikh said, “I am grateful for the trust placed in me by the Bank’s management, especially Rashad Al Musafir, to lead the Retail Banking Division to further success.

HKA promotes Dubai-based Bill Haggart to partner

At HKA, Haggart provides expert opinion and forensic engineering services on a range of construction and design related disputes for use in arbitration, litigation and alternative dispute resolution processes.

Bain partner Bianca Leodari relocates from Dubai to France

In France, Leodari has been appointed a partner in the Paris office and member of the firm’s Financial Services, Private Equity and Customer Strategy & Marketing practices.

Insignia appoints Chairman of the Board of Directors

Sheikh Juma Bin Maktoum Juma Al Maktoum as Chairman of the Board of Directors

Citi appoints Head of the EMEA Emerging Markets Cluster

Ebru is a proven leader and has held several global and regional roles within the Treasury and Trade Solutions business

Goldman Sachs AM hires stewardship head for EMEA

The new hire joins from UK Financial Reporting Council, where she was deputy director of stakeholder engagement.

Citi appoints Citi Saudi Arabia CEO

Wassim Al-Khatib will be responsible for Citi's regulated business in Saudi Arabia

Knight Frank appoints new Senior Head of Middle East Research

Faisal brings a wealth of in-depth local market knowledge to the Middle East Research team

Mohamed Serokh new leader of Deloitte's Transfer Pricing practice

Sitting in between the worlds of taxation, finance and accounting, transfer pricing is a field which outlines how companies can price transactions and transfer assets within and between their enterprise holding.

KPMG Advisory flies in former Emirates consultant Sheila Nazareth

In the role, she led a 20-strong team focused on the delivery of cost saving and operational excellence programmes, as well as driving business process improvement across the group’s airline, cargo, ground handling, client and internal operations.

Lootah Real Estate Development appoints Chief Executive Officer

With more than 27 years’ experience in real-estate

Saudi Arabia appoints new minister of economy and planning - SPA

Ibrahim, who was vice minister of economy, has previously worked at Saudi oil giant Aramco

Bernhard Hartmann joins Partners in Performance in Dubai

Hartmann specialises in transformation work, spanning efficiency improvement, restructuring and strategy implementation for private sector and government organisations in the domains of energy, chemicals, heavy engineering, oil & gas, and utilities.

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