09/03/2019
Finastra strengthens APAC team with new Head
Expanded role sees Khoury become SVP and General Manager for MEA and APAC
On the Move
09/02/2019
Al Hilal Bank appoints new CEO
Abdul Shakeel Aidaroos as the Bank’s new Chief Executive Officer.
09/02/2019
Sanad Law Group in Association with Eversheds Sutherland building aviation sector presence in the Middle East
Eversheds Sutherland appoints Hani Kurdi as Partner and acquires boutique Jordanian practice
09/02/2019
Aon appoint leader for UK and EMEA Analytics for Reinsurance
Chief Risk Officer at Montpelier Re Bermuda and Head of Risk Analytics.
08/29/2019
UBS Sets Major Reshuffle Atop Wealth Management Unit
During this time and while the asset management industry was undergoing its most radical change in decades, he led the successful repositioning of the division from a fragmented multi-boutique structure to an effective and globally integrated business.
08/28/2019
Standard Chartered announces promotion of Bahraini to a senior role, as a segment head
Hamad Abdul Rahman Buchiri as a segment Head, within the Retail Banking Division, in addition to his existing responsibility as Head of Islamic Banking in Bahrain.
08/28/2019
Bank ABC promotes staff to key group-level positions
Both Mr Mokhtar and Ms Yusuf will report directly to the deputy group chief executive Sael Al Waary .
08/28/2019
Bank Leumi Picks Lawyer as New CEO
Hanan Friedman will replace Rakefet Russak-Aminoach by the end of the year
08/21/2019
NBB launches new financial restructuring division, appoints Head
Heading the new division as Chief Executive - Financial Restructuring is Mr. Bruce Wade
08/19/2019
Gulf Business Machines names CEO
Amr Refaat as Chief Executive Officer for the company’s regional operations.
08/19/2019
ICAEW adds 4 members to Mideast panel of experts
The CFF hosts four panel discussion events in the region annually-
08/16/2019
Geneva Wealth Manager Poaches Berenberg Private Banker
Post will report to Paolo Anastasi, a member of the executive committee and head of private banking.
08/13/2019
Former UBS banker to represent Qatar on Deutsche supervisory board - sources
Zeltner is expected to replace Richard Meddings, who is leaving the board.
08/13/2019
Europe Arab Bank snaps up trade finance expert
He began his career with JP Morgan in London before joining HSBC where he was head of corporate banking in Lebanon and subsequently head of trade sales, commercial banking UAE in Dubai.
08/13/2019
BofAML names head of EMEA fintech investment banking
He will be based in London and will report to Giorgio Cocini and Arif Vohra
08/08/2019
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management announces the hire of three Directors in Dubai
The hire of these three new directors follows the bank’s prior announcement of its intent to hire 300 investment and relationship managers across all of its regions of business, as stated by Fabrizio Campell
08/07/2019
The head of EMEA utilities just resigned from Deutsche Bank
One Deutsche insider said other exits are likely at the end of the summer.
08/07/2019
CFA Society Emirates appoints new Board of Directors
UAE member society of CFA Institute, announced today the appointment of Richard Lee, CFA, as its new president
08/06/2019
Citi appoints Head of Commercial Banking in EMEA
Most recently, Gatcliffe headed up the Caribbean and Central America cluster for the bank’s newly formed Banking Capital Markets Advisory business
08/06/2019
Deutsche Bank hired another whole team of people here
This month it's hired another team of three from Julius Baer in Dubai, with the promise of more very senior JB arrivals to come.