05/29/2018
UK looks to boost its Middle East trade with former RBS CEO
Simon Penney was also head of wholesale and international banking at FGB between 2013 and 2016
On the Move
05/25/2018
Boodle Hatfield strengthens Private Client and Tax team with partner hire
They have a strong track record of advising on issues from structuring and preserving wealth to advising on the residential and commercial real estate markets in the UK and the tax implications for overseas investors.
05/25/2018
Abacus appoints Graham Hughes from Globaleye
Following a successful career as an engineer with Glaxo Smith Kline, Graham moved into the financial services industry, working for Equitable Life and HSBC in the UK.
05/17/2018
Saudi’s National Commercial Bank changes CEO
The bank appointed Saeed al-Ghamdi as chief executive in 2013
05/15/2018
UBS Head of European M&A Brizay Is Said to Join Bank of America
Laurent Dhome, the Swiss lender’s managing director for financial sponsors in Europe, is also departing for Bank of America to advise private equity clients, they said.
05/14/2018
BNP Paribas hires new client solutions relationship manager
Sami has more than 20 years industry experience.
05/14/2018
SHUAA Capital appoints CEO of Gulf Finance Saudi Arabia
Appointment of Atif AlOthri as Chief Executive Officer of its fully owned Shari’ah compliant business financing arm Gulf Finance Saudi Arabia.
05/14/2018
Gulf Finance Saudi Arabia appoints new CEO
Atif Al Othri to head financing arm owned by Shuaa
05/14/2018
Schroders Middle East director to leave after 24 years
Wells who is set to leave his post as a director, Middle East for Schroders said in his departing note to clients that he will be basing himself in the UK for the foreseeable future,
05/14/2018
Mashreq appoints Head of Mashreq Al Islami segment and UAE national segment
Ibrahim Al Mheiri new Head of Mashreq Al Islami Retail Segment and UAE National Segment.
05/13/2018
Bahrain Development Bank appoints its new CEO, can you guess who is it?
Sanjeev also has a notable experience in corporate finance, SME financing, credit risk management, commercial finance and banking product management.
05/10/2018
Saudi fund hires HSBC’s local head of asset management
Abdul Majeed Al Hagbani, who had also been head of buy-side research for HSBC Saudi Arabia, joined the Public Investment Fund earlier this month
05/10/2018
Tom Arnold Set to Head ADIA’s Real Estate Empire
He is replacing Bill Schwab who has overseen the wealth fund’s property portfolio since 2009.
05/09/2018
Saxo Bank appoints new CEO for Mena region
Steve Weller was previously managing director of Sberbank’s foreign exchange business
05/08/2018
Standard Chartered reshuffles Africa and Middle East leadership team
New regional head of securities services and operations for Standard Chartered's Africa & Middle East businesses in restructure.
05/07/2018
NBB chief strategy officer named BFB chairman
“We look forward to collaborating with BFB and leveraging its know-how and networks to further NBB’s Fintech agenda and harness the power of emerging technologies for the benefit of all of our stakeholders.”
05/07/2018
NBB official elected as BFB Advisory Board Chairman
BFB’s Advisory Board is comprised of representatives of its 30 Founding Partners, which include NBB among other regional and international banks and technology companies.
05/06/2018
Commercial Bank of Dubai appoints new CFO
Previously, Darren Clarke was CFO for National Australia Bank (NAB) Asia, based in Singapore
05/04/2018
Abbas re-elected as chairman of PLO exec committee
Abbas, 82, is thought to have achieved most of his goals at the meeting
05/03/2018
UAE’s First Abu Dhabi Bank hires Saudi head
FAB has made the kingdom one of its priorities for geographic expansion.