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Dar Al Takaful appoints CEO after acquisition of Noor Takaful

Rajesh Sethi brings over 30 years of global expertise to new role

Credit Suisse executive Samir Ojha to join EY as partner

Prior to Credit Suisse, where Ojha was director, investment banking, he was associate vice president at Kotak Investment Banking

Citigroup promotes Singapore retail bank head to oversee private client business in Asia, Europe

San San Chan will take the newly created role as head of Citigold Private Client business for Asia-Pacific and EMEA on October 1

Ford announces Jim Hackett to retire as President and CEO

Jim Farley to Succeed Hackett as Company Continues Transformation

Ed appoints Assad Ulhaq as senior broker for EMEA

Before that he spent a decade working in the airline industry, ultimately specialising in property

NetApp's Maya Zakhour takes on new role as Channel Director for MEA, Italy and Spain

Maya is tasked with driving partners to leverage NetApp’s strong cloud offering along with its public cloud alliances across MEA, Italy and Spain

Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance names property leadership in Middle East & Asia

Kapil Palathinkal and Carlos Beltran promoted to new roles

Al Jaramani joins Mashreq in key position

His breadth of experience extends across public sector portfolios, export credit agency transactions, trade and cash management, M& A transactions, DCM transactions and global markets.

Morgan Stanley hires Bank of America’s top European equity banker Losada

Sam Losada, head of equity capital market for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Bank of America, will join Morgan Stanley as co-head of strategic equity solutions

DGCX appoints Abdullah Harmoozi as Head of Outreach & Engagement

Harmoozi brings deep expertise in markets and Islamic finance to lead DGCX's outreach programme

Credit Suisse Hiring Morgan Stanley Dubai Banker Luthra

Deal activity in the Middle East is being fueled by governments taking measures to diversify their economies away from oil.

Sherif Farouk appointed as Egypt Post Chairperson

He has also previously worked with the Egyptian Gulf Bank (EG Bank) in Cairo between 2006/07 to February 2017.

Martin Currie CEO handed top EMEA role as Franklin/Legg deal nears close

Several senior positions are confirmed ahead of the formal creation of the $1.4tn asset management company.

DFM appoints Hassan Al Serkal as Chief Executive Officer

H.E. Essa Kazim; "DFM's structure enables us to implement new strategic initiatives and reinforce its successes"

Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank cuts employees

Speculation is that these job cuts number around 400 staffers

UAE's Dana Gas appoints financial adviser for Islamic bonds

Houlihan Lokey has been appointed as the company’s financial adviser in relation to its Nile Delta Sukuk

Mashreq Bank: Executive Appointment: Mashreq appoints James as Head of FI and NBFI

In his role at Mashreq, James will be responsible for devising and implementing the overall business strategy for the Financial Institutions segment working closely with Head of CIBG to deliver a broader range of products to the bank's clients while

Standard Chartered Bank appoints CEO for Banking Branch in Saudi Arabia

Commenting on the announcement, Dr Boutros Klink, CEO Standard Chartered Middle East, said: “I am delighted to announce the appointment of Yazaid Al Salloom as Country CEO for Standard Chartered Bank Saudi Arabia.

Kerzner International announces new strategic leadership

Michael Wale Joins the Kerzner Board of Directors

Lebanon calls in trio of leading management consulting firms

The main objective of the consultants is to identify the theft that occurred in the financial sector over the past years.

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