01/04/2021
Ian Robinson joins Currie & Brown as COO for Middle East
The London-headquartered firm has been active in the region for over 35 years, currently serving the market through offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat and Riyadh.
On the Move
12/31/2020
Abdulrahman Shehab retires from Al Baraka Banking Group after over 14 years of service
Mr. Shehab has served in his current role as Head of Operations & Administration at the Group head office since May 2006, where he oversaw the Group's most critical operations and management processes
12/30/2020
Finablr names new CEO ahead of takeover by Israeli-UAE consortium
He will replace Trivedi
12/29/2020
Accuindex Appoints Adel Jibrin as Director to Lead Middle East Operations
The broker is planning to boost its business development and sales activities through Jibrin’s extensive experience.
12/29/2020
Credit Suisse's senior MENA banker leaves
The departure came as Credit Suisse has been ramping up its presence in the region
12/23/2020
PIF reshuffles top team ahead of big Saudi market moves
Financial experts said that the new team would likely focus on PIF’s mission to stimulate investment inside the Kingdom as a key part of its remit to enhance economic diversification under the Vision 2030 strategy.
12/22/2020
Accuindex appoints Ahmad Al-Alem as Regional sales director
Al-Alem brings with him over a decade of extensive experience within the financial markets sector specializing in online FX/CFDs trading, management, and business operations
12/22/2020
Arab Financial Services appoints Samer Soliman as the new CEO
The AFS Board has announced the appointment of Mr. Samer Soliman as the new CEO from 2 January 2021
12/22/2020
Newly appointed Chief Growth Officer at CG Digital and new COO appointed at DMS
Traditionally, brand building has served as the main driver of our industry. But today, performance has become equally important
12/22/2020
Saudi sovereign wealth fund PIF makes key leadership changes
PIF last week surpassed the 1,000-employee mark, expanding from an initial 40 employees in 2016
12/22/2020
Saudi sovereign wealth fund hires new corporate finance head, makes other changes
PIF, which manages US$360 billion in assets, also named Rania Nashar, the former chief executive of Samba Financial Group , as senior advisor to Rumayyan.
12/18/2020
Majid Al Ibrahim appointed MBC GROUP Board Representative and Sam Barnett new CEO
Succeeding Marc Antoine d'Halluin, now Advisor to the Board
12/17/2020
Mezzan Holding KSC appoints Nabil Ben Ayed as Group CFO
Ben Ayed joined Mezzan in 2019 where he most recently served as Group Finance Director
12/17/2020
British Arab Commercial Bank appoints two independent non-executive directors to board
Former senior executives at Standard Chartered and HSBC join the board of directors
12/16/2020
Duncan Sawyer joins Ince Consulting's Middle East team
Before that, Sawyer spent a number of years at Big Four firm PwC in its Debt and Capital Advisory practice.
12/15/2020
Like Digital & Partners announces Sales Director - MENA
Smith joins from Terrapinn where he was the Project Director managing the e-commerce and retail brands for the past six years
12/15/2020
Executive search firm ZRG launches in the Middle East
Additionally, institutional and family office investors are increasingly looking at the region for investment opportunities.
12/15/2020
Dubai's Emaar appoints new chairman as founder takes managing director role
Dubai's real estate market, where supply has outstripped demand for much of the past decade, has come under additional pressure this year from the coronavirus crisis.
12/14/2020
KFH–Bahrain appoints Hamed Mashal as new Head of Retail Banking
He will take charge of the Bank’s branch network throughout Bahrain
12/14/2020
Stantec names Anas Kassem as Head of Middle East team
Engineering consulting firm Stantec has installed Anas Kassem at the helm of its Middle East division.