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Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank makes key hire for digital transformation

Serhat Yildirim is named chief digital officer of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank as part of efforts to accelerate innovation in its online services

SANNE announces senior promotion

Stephanie and Stephen will lead the Private Debt & Capital Markets business who service more than 120 clients and manage more than 900 structures.

FAB appoints Head of investment for Personal Banking Group

Alain Marckus will be responsible for overseeing the overall investment framework for FAB clients.

Arun Hari appointed Group Chief Risk Officer at Gulf International Bank

Arun Hari has been appointed as Group Chief Risk Officer as of June 2018.

Alvarez & Marsal expands disputes and investigation practice with addition of Ghazanfar Shah to Middle East team

Appointment of Ghazanfar Shah as Senior Director in its regional Disputes and Investigations practice.

Iran replaces central bank chief as economy faces crisis

Seif has been criticized particularly over his handling of a currency crisis that has seen the rial lose more than half its value against the dollar in the past year.

HSBC appoints global banking head for Middle East, North Afica, Turkey

Thomas, who will relocate to Dubai, will be responsible for the execution, leadership and delivery of HSBC’s global banking strategy in the region

Pinsent Masons Middle East chief heads to Global law firm

The announcement marks a strategic push in the Middle East

CFA Institute appoints Regional Head of Middle East and North Africa

We are excited that William has joined CFA Institute to lead our strategic expansion in the Middle East and North Africa

Dechert Grows Dubai Real Estate Team With 2 New Hires

Real Estate Team Joins Dechert in Dubai

First Bahrain announces appointment of new acting CEO

Developer, which owns or holds rights to over 1,000,000 square feet of land in Bahrain, picks chairman as acting CEO

UAE based firm appoints CEO and VP in Hong Kong

Has announced the double appointment of a CEO and Vice President to lead its Hong Kong operation.

Perkins+Will names new Mideast operations director

A qualified Scottish architect, Mowat has a wealth of experience across architecture, people management and full business management.

First Abu Dhabi Bank appoints UAE investment banking head

Al-Borno joined the bank in 2012 as group regional head of corporate banking for Dubai

FAB Appoints Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for the UAE

He later served as Head of Institutional Banking Group for the UAE, before his most recent post as Head of Corporate and Investment Banking for Dubai and the Northern Emirates.

Ex-Gonet Partner Departs for Rival

He replaces Nasri Malhamé, who shut the bank's Zurich offices two years ago and relocate to Geneva

Erdogan appoints Berat Albayrak as finance, treasury minister

Investors considered both to be market-friendly counterweights to a pro-growth bias under Erdogan that has weighed on sentiment.

Barclays EMEA Banking Chairman Leaves Lender

Barclays hired Azar as head of its investment banking business in the Middle East and North Africa 2010.

Waha Capital plans to hire for new fund targeting US and Europe

The investment firm said it is reorganising its fund-marketing division to support its investment drive

Bahrain Islamic Bank Appoints a New Head of Compliance and Governance

Mr. Mazar Jalal expressed his excitement to join BisB, revealing that he was looking forward to contributing his efforts in ensuring the Bank achievement of its strategic objectives and developing the Compliance & Governance of BisB in particular.

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