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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

Barclays names Co-CEOs of the Middle East

Khaled El Dabag and Walid Mezher will spearhead the development and execution of Barclays’ business strategy in the region

World Bank Group appoints new Country Manager for Lebanon

Announces the appointment of Enrique Blanco Armas as World Bank Group Country Manager for Lebanon

World Bank Group appoints new Country Manager for Qatar

Announces the appointment of Holly Welborn Benner as the World Bank Group Country Manager for the State of Qatar

Dubai Investments announces key leadership appointments

Announces the appointment of Mushtaq Masood as Chief Operating Officer

PwC Middle East welcomes 62 new partners as the firm continues to grow across the region

Reflects the firm’s commitment to investing in talent and strengthening leadership across the region

Strategy& names Jad Hajj as new leader of Middle East business

Appointed effective today, Jad Hajj now leads Strategy& across the Middle East, where the consulting firm has a team of around 900 staff across offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Beirut, Riyadh, Cairo and Doha.

Afreximbank appoints Dr. George Elombi as next President

He becomes the fourth President to lead the Bank since its establishment in 1993

IBM Consulting appoints Lula Mohanty as Managing Partner for Middle East & Africa

Mohanty brings extensive leadership experience from her 25 years with IBM. Between 2018 and 2023

UBS GWM Appoints New NRI Head in Dubai

Bächli is expected to relocate from Singapore to take up the position, where he will oversee one of the firm’s most strategically important client corridors—linking Asia and the Middle East.

Farzad Billimoria to join Barclays as Head of Private Bank for the UAE

Farzad Billimoria appointed to lead and accelerate PB’s growth ambitions in the UAE

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