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Barwa Bank appoints Abdulaziz al-Naema as acting GM to head retail banking

In a decade of his journey with the group, al-Naema has made considerable contributions to the development and growth of Barwa Bank's retail banking portfolio.

New French Trade Commissioner in the UAE and Regional Director to oversee Business France in the Middle East

In his new role, Mr Frederic Szabo will be heading the expansion of French companies by boosting French exports in the region

eVestment Appointed Managing Director - Head of EMEA

Quittot has been with eVestment for over 10 years

Rothschild & Co said to appoint UAE's Al Awar as co-head in Middle East

The boutique bank is seeking to win more restructuring and advisory work across the region

Investcorp expands international advisory board

Frances Fragos Townsend brings more than 25 years of international policy, legal and business strategy experience

UBS Dubai Wealth Management Head Resigns

A veteran banker with many years of EMEA experience

Trust Re announces formation of new Executive Committee

Trust Re states that all nominees have been approved by The Central Bank of Bahrain.

Barclays Hires Private Wealth Head for «Growth Markets»

The role at Barclays appears to be a new one and could potentially foreshadow previous commentary by finews.asia about a possible re-entry into private banking in Asia.

Hawkamah announces the appointment of board member

Philip Armstrong, Director of Governance at Gavi Alliance in Switzerland, has been appointed as a member of the Hawkamah Board effective September 15th, 2019

Al Khaliji appoints two Qatari executives in senior leadership roles

Al-Jaidah was appointed as head of Premium Banking, where he will be tasked with the division’s expansion and diversification into new customer segments and offerings.

UBS Saudi Arabia appoints Desk Head for Wealth Management in Riyadh

Joining from Samba's private bank, Mr. Soufi brings to UBS more than 25 years of experience covering the Saudi market.

Regulator approves Dov Kotler as Hapoalim CEO

The appointment is expected to be approved.

Ithraa announces CEO

Mr. Azzan Al Busaidi, an expert in competitiveness and investment and a respected figure in Oman's public sector

SSGA appoints EMEA ESG investment strategy head

Before that he worked at J.P. Morgan's Private Bank in New York and Frankfurt.

Banks can add independent members to their boards: Hashel

In addition, Dr Hashel explained that the new amendment stipulates that independent members should be a minimum of four and a maximum of half of the board members, as per the companies law.

Stanton Chase appoints new partner to lead its financial services practice in the Middle East

Julien will be based out of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he will support organizations in the Middle East with the recruitment of top financial executives, leadership growth management, and organizational culture

Stephenson harwood recruits MEA partner from Winston & Strawn

Sharratt's practice focusses primarily on international arbitration, on which he advises clients across jurisdictions in the Middle East, Europe and Africa

Columbia Threadneedle Investments appoints head of Middle East

Edwin, who joined on 8 September 2019, will lead Columbia Threadneedle's client relationships across the Middle East region and will report to Michael Housden, Head of Institutional Distribution for EMEA at Columbia Threadneedle

Columbia Threadneedle EMEA investment chief to step down

Global head of equities, William Davies, will replace Mark Burgess as EMEA CIO at Columbia Threadneedle later this month.

Saudis replace Aramco chairman with wealth fund boss ahead of IPO

The kingdom’s de facto ruler has said he expects Aramco to be valued at over $2 trillion, but analysts see $1.5 trillion as more realistic.

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