10/20/2020
First Abu Dhabi Bank appoints Head of HR
In this role, Varghese will be the part of the GBS leadership team managing the HR function.
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10/19/2020
500 Startups Appoints SHUAA Capital as an Advisor to its 500 Falcons I Fund
The appointment comes as the global venture capital firm expands in MENA
10/19/2020
Citrix appoints new country manager for Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Kiki as Country Manager
10/19/2020
Arab National Bank hires banks for dollar sukuk, document shows
ANB hired HSBC, JPMorgan and Arab National Investment Company to arrange investor calls starting on Monday
10/15/2020
Blackrock appoints May Nasrallah as Non-executive Chairman and senior advisor for its Middle East business
In addition to her appointment at BlackRock, May will continue her primary role in leading deNovo as its Executive Chairman
10/15/2020
Saeed M. Al-Ghamdi, CEO and MD of the newly formed bank following the merger of NCB and Samba
He was appointed as chairman in May 2018 to lead a new era of achievements and transformation for the bank.
10/15/2020
Al Masraf accepts the resignation of its CEO
The board decided to appoint Abdelrazzak Trabelsi who currently holds the position of Assistant General Manager
10/14/2020
Lebanon's Bankmed appoints ex-minister Hasan as CEO
Hasan, 53, served as finance minister in 2009-2011 and interior minister in 2019
10/08/2020
Mashreq names new Group Head of Compliance and MLRO
Scott Ramsay appointed as Group Head of Compliance & Bank Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO)
10/06/2020
NBK Announces the Retirement of Its Group CFO
NBK also announced that Mr. Sujit Ronghe, the Group’s Financial Controller, will be Acting Group CFO commencing November 1st.
10/06/2020
Former Zafin chief de Bruin to head Westpac consumer division
Mr de Bruin will join the bank from Dubai where he has spent almost three years as chief executive of one of the largest non-bank financial institutions in the Middle East.
10/06/2020
Alstom appoints Managing Director in Middle East cluster
Mama Sougoufara joined Alstom in 2008 and held various management roles in Alstom Transport
10/06/2020
Traydstream names Adam Kasraoui as global sales and origination lead
The Traydstream solution digitizes, centralises and automates corporate’s document pre-checks to eliminate errors, valid discrepancies and perform sanctions checks for a seamless digital flow to their advising bank.
10/06/2020
Investcorp appoints ESG lead as it ramps up Firmwide adoption
Within this new role, Habib will be responsible for overseeing the accelerated adoption of a standardized ESG framework
10/05/2020
Global Fintech platform Nium expands into Middle East with new General Manager for the region
Ayoub Jemail takes on new role as Nium's General Manager, Business Development for the Middle East
10/01/2020
Farnek appoints Aburok to drive business growth strategy
Aburok's previous experience in business development includes a senior role with major Japanese corporation OMRON
09/30/2020
Chubb appoints Konstantin Tretiakov as Regional Casualty Manager, MENA
In his new role Konstantin will be responsible for growing and managing Chubb's Casualty Portfolio for MENA by developing its Reinsurance proposition in the Dubai International Financial Centre
09/29/2020
State Street appoints new client executive for EMEA
Will report to chief executive Stefan Gmuer
09/28/2020
Northern Trust Adds Relationship Management and Client Service Leaders to Middle East and Africa Executive Team
Appointments Support Business Growth, Expand Local Service and Solutions Expertise
09/25/2020
SS&C Bolsters Sales and Client Management in EMEA with Senior Appointments
Mike Webb and Spencer Baum to focus on Global Investor & Distribution Solutions in the U.K. and Europe