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Etisalat CEO Al Abdooli resigns, Dowidar appointed acting chief

Saleh Al Abdooli resigned as the group's Chief Executive Officer for personal reasons

Saudi Re strengthens Board of Directors with key appointments

Dr. Peter Hugger and Mr. Marc Maipoux - to its Board of Directors for a three-year term starting 2020.

Oman Arab Bank appoints new deputy CEO

Sulaiman Al Harthy has over 32 years of experience, and held several leadership positions at major local banks and financial institutions.more than three decades now.

JPMorgan Fills Senior Leadership Roles After February Makeover

Aloke Gupte and Alex Watkins will become co-heads of equity capital markets in EMEA and Keith Canton will become global head of private placements.

Mashreq welcomes new executive team member

In his new role, Kajiji will be responsible for driving Mashreq Gold’s value proposition, overall financial performance and further enhancing customer experience and service quality.

Mashreq welcomes new executive team member

He will also oversee Mashreq Gold’s investment mortgage and insurance product segments as well as its team of investment advisors.

Lebanon’s Banks Hire New Adviser in Fight for Survival

Many lenders fear for their survival given the possibility that $20.6 billion of shareholder capital will be wiped out under the government’s approach, which was approved earlier this month.

Finantix appoints Executive Director, EMEA

Based in Switzerland, one of Finantix’s strategically important markets and home to many of its existing clients, Iselin will continue to report to Finantix Chief Commercial Officer, Christine Ciriani.

Willis Towers Watson appoints Head of Investments, EMEA

Mark succeeds Ed Francis, who remains with the business and has decided after seven years in the role to resume client-facing duties as a senior investment advisor.

The PraxisIFM Group has announced a number of senior appointments in the Middle East.

Taking over as Senior Executive Officer from Dan Dickinson, Dan Toft will be responsible for the day to day operations and further developing the Group’s Private & Corporate Client offering in the region.

Sustain Exchange appoints fintech scholar to Shariah Board

Mufti Faraz brings a wealth of experience to her new role of providing strategic leadership in planning and implementation of quality-based, integrated SHARIAH programs

Habayeb named Senior VP of GE and President & CEO of Global Growth Organization

Nabil will continue in his role as GE's President & CEO for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey

Citi appoints markets head for central and eastern Europe

Richard Aby takes on the newly-created role as Citi looks to grow its markets and securities services division in the CEEMEA region.

Bahrain re-appoints Rasheed al-Maraj as central bank governor - BNA

King Hamad has also appointed new members of the bank’s board, BNA added.

Kuwait Finance House replaces CEO

Last month, KFH agreed to postpone finalising its acquisition of Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank until December due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Senior appointment at Nedbank

David will be responsible for all our client-facing teams and our investment and wealth planning specialists.

Falcon may exit PB business

In 2016 the bank lost its Singapore license for failures in anti-money laundering controls.

Saudi SABB Takaful appoints new deputy chairman

The appointment is effective as of 26 April 2020

Al Rayan Bank names new chief risk officer

“My experience has allowed me to work within multicultural institutions all over the world,” Jerold said.

ING appoints Walker as Head of Compliance, UK & Middle East

ING is a global financial institution with a strong European base, offering banking services through its operating company ING Bank.

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