05/02/2019
Fenergo addresses demand for RegTech in Middle East with appointment of Cormac Sheedy
Joins DIFC's fintech accelerator
On the Move
05/01/2019
Clifford Chance Corporate partner relocates to Abu Dhabi from Dubai
Jason Mendens is to move from the firm's Dubai office to the firm's Abu Dhabi office from May 1st 2019.
04/30/2019
Bank Leumi USA Appoints Head of U.S. Private Banking
Zaremsky previously served as Regional Head for New York Private Banking
04/30/2019
Goldman Sachs hires ex-KIA executive as MENA adviser
He will work with the MENA team on Goldman’s senior client coverage, as well as on opportunities in principal investment and funding in the region.
04/24/2019
Trust Re appoints Talal Al Zain as new group CEO replacing Abunahl
Abunahl will be moving to Cyprus to take a leading role at Nest Investments Holdings, the sole shareholder of Trust Re.
04/24/2019
UAE Banks Federation announces new board
The new board will serve for the next three years from May 2019 to April 2022
04/18/2019
Jersey Finance makes double appointment to support Middle East growth
After managing the registry for a year, Ella took over the role of Associate Director at the DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority
04/17/2019
Crestbridge appoints new MD for Bahrain office
With over 30 years’ experience in the region, Bashar has a strong track record in developing relationships with financial institutions, UHNW families and institutional investors.
04/16/2019
AXIS Re names new president of EMEA & Latin America
Mr. Hottinger has held a number of underwriting managerial roles within AXIS Re
04/16/2019
Boodle Hatfield promotes Reem Al-Jumaily to Partner and four to Senior Associate
Reem is a fluent Arabic speaker and has appeared on media such as Al Arabiya TV to discuss investing in the London property market.
04/15/2019
Burgan Bank appoints Group CEO
Masaud Mahmoud Haji Jawhar Hayat as a Group Chief Executive Officer as of April 11, 2019.
04/11/2019
Deutsche Bank appoints Head of Wealth Management for the GCC
Mubashar Ayoob as Head of its Wealth Management business in the Gulf region, effective immediately.
04/10/2019
Islamic Development Bank hires banks for dollar sukuk
A benchmark deal might follow the meetings, subject to market conditions, according to the document.
04/10/2019
HSBC appoints new CEO for Middle East region
Martin Tricaud has been appointed CEO for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey region, succeeding Georges Elhedery
04/08/2019
Siemens names operating company heads for Middle East region
Under the new structure, Siemens aims to give the individual businesses more entrepreneurial freedom and a leaner company structure.
04/04/2019
Unigestion expands sales team with Head of Sovereign Wealth Funds appointment
This sophisticated group of investors have unique and challenging needs of which Cyrille has first-hand experience in addressing, which will help us to increase our reach and strengthen relationships in the region.”
04/04/2019
Burgan Bank appoints Hameed Ali Abul as chief private banking officer
Raed Al-Haqhaq, Chief Executive Officer of Burgan Bank – Kuwait said: “I would like to congratulate Hameed Abul on his new role as the lead to serve our high-net worth clients.
04/04/2019
Barclays EMEA private bank head Grosoli leaves the firm
Grosoli will be replaced on an interim basis by Jean-Christophe Gerard, a spokesman for the bank said.
04/04/2019
Emad Rajaie Joins DoubleLine Capital to Head the Firm's Business in the Middle East
Mr. Rajaie will carry out his responsibilities in Europe and the Middle East
04/03/2019
Tarik Serpil to head Willis Towers Watson’s operations in Turkey
Serpil joined Willis Tower Watson Turkey as Head of Corporate Risk and Broking in September 2016, and he will continue to serve in that role.