07/09/2019
State Street appoints new head of UK EMEA business
He has more than 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry
On the Move
07/09/2019
Thomas Hirschi resigns as Executive Director of Banking & Insurance of FSRA, ADGM
To join as a member of the executive board of the Swiss Financial market supervisory authority Finma
07/07/2019
Turkey Fires Central Bank Governor
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly railed against high interest rates and called for them to be lowered in a bid to stimulate growth.
07/04/2019
EY appoints Transaction Advisory Leader
EY recognized at the International Finance and Mergermarket MENA awards in 2019
07/04/2019
In first, Arab Israeli appointed chairman of Israel’s largest bank
Haj-Yehia has a doctorate in macroeconomics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in banking and a law degree from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
07/04/2019
Verrency appoints Shezan Amiji to Global Advisory Board
Mr. Amiji co-founded Beam Wallet, a leading mobile wallet, payments and rewards app.
07/03/2019
Charles Russell Speechlys bolsters Middle East
He speaks English, Russian, French and Spanish.
07/02/2019
Al Tamimi & Company reinforces regional footprint with promotion of eight lawyers to the partnership
This latest development takes the total number of partners at the firm to 76
06/28/2019
Nomura AM bolsters EMEA distribution team
Prior to this, Sackitey spent 7 years at Jupiter Asset Management, most recently as regional sales manager.
06/27/2019
NRB Bank re-elects chairman
He is chairman of Al Haramain Tea Co and Al Haramain Hospital in Bangladesh
06/25/2019
CEO of Abu Dhabi's ADSS to leave brokerage
ADSS’s clients include private investors and institutional investors such as banks, global and regional hedge funds, asset managers, investment banks and non-banking financial institutions.
06/25/2019
Banks Legal & Corporate Services promotes newest Partner
Promotion of Amir Dahbain as its newest partner.
06/25/2019
Bin Shafar appointed as IDEA Board Member Emeritus
The IDEA Board of Directors unanimously approved the bylaws change in May 2019 to create the new position of Board Member Emeritus.
06/25/2019
Booz Allen Hamilton strengthens its senior leadership team in the MENA Regio
Leslie Raimondo joins the MENA leadership team as Senior Vice President, leading the firm's Healthcare practice based out of Abu Dhabi
06/21/2019
New CEO of Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authorityr CySEC’s supervision.
Hospitality veteran to lead the next phase of Ras Al Khaimah's tourism development
06/19/2019
Columbia Threadneedle names new EMEA CEO
He will start on 23 September 2019
06/19/2019
Deutsche Bank’s Ozkan moves to SMBC
Before that he spent more than six years with Standard Chartered Bank as FI trade finance and cash management sales director
06/18/2019
Robinson takes on senior role at Gulf International Bank
Robinson has more than 25 years of experience in transaction banking, most recently as a consultant at Emirates NBD.
06/18/2019
APICORP appoints Chief Financial Officer
In this capacity, Dr. Ayoub will take charge of APICORP's finances, including risk management, financial planning, financial reporting and accounting
06/17/2019
EIBank names Imad Bou Khouzam Interim CEO
Imad has been with EIBank as Chief Financial Officer since 2017, where he leads the finance, operations and IT departments