03/29/2017
Ezz Al-Arab named chairperson of FEB for three more years
This will be his second tenure.
On the Move
03/28/2017
First woman to head major Pakistani bank
They face routine discrimination in the workplace as well as harassment in public, and few women have headed any high-profile firms in the country.
03/24/2017
Falcon names new chairman, board members
This follows the stepping down of the previous chairman Lennart Blecher after almost 13 years on the Board.
03/23/2017
Deutsche Securities Saudi Arabia appoints Tamim Jabr as Chief Executive Officer
Has been with Deutsche Bank for 14 years having worked in both London and Riyadh in the Corporate and Investment Bank.
03/23/2017
New CEO for Deutsche Securities Saudi Arabia
Jabr, a Saudi national, has been with Deutsche Bank for 14 years having worked in both London and Riyadh in the corporate and investment bank.
03/20/2017
Standard Chartered Bank appoints first Arab CEO in Qatar
His appointment comes as a milestone for us, as he is not only the first Arab CEO for Standard Chartered Qatar.
03/20/2017
Ruler appoints new Dubai Holding chairman
He wanted to work full-time for the Government, where he is minister of cabinet affairs and in charge of strategy development.
03/17/2017
CIB appoints chief executive
Abaza joined CIB in 1985 when it was known as0 Chase National Bank of Egypt and has been CEO for CIB's institutional banking since October 2011.
03/16/2017
ADIB appoints acting chief executive
ADIB said in February that its net profit fell 4.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year as a weak economy pushed provisions for bad debt higher.
03/15/2017
GFH Appoints Chief Placement Officer
Ahmadi was previously the Managing Director and Head of the Northern Gulf of Emirates NBD.
03/13/2017
UAB announces new Board member
He is a seasoned banking professional with experience in both developed and emerging markets.
03/08/2017
Deutsche Bank hires healthcare M&A banker Rewick from UBS
Other recent Deutsche Bank hires include healthcare investment banker Jamie Heath, who serves as a managing director based in London.
03/02/2017
Herbert Smith Freehills Appoints New Global Head of Islamic Finance
Nasser’s new responsibilities will be in addition to his ongoing role of developing and running the firm's Saudi practice as managing partner in Riyadh.
03/01/2017
Indosuez Strengthens Middle East Business With Senior Appointments
She holds a M.S. in Management from the Ecole de Management de Lyon in France and a B.A. in Economics from Saint Joseph University in Lebanon.
03/01/2017
ADS Securities hires Goldman Sachs veteran Adam Clayton to head Investment Banking
They implement growth based investment strategies through advisory services.
03/01/2017
AlGhanim and AlMarzouq join Boursa Kuwait Board
The board now consists of eight highly qualified professionals.
02/28/2017
Edmond Tehini returns to Calypso as Managing Director, Sales – Middle East
Tehini has held senior sales management roles at IHS Markit in France, Switzerland, and Southern Europe. He was previously with Calypso until 2014.
02/28/2017
Grant Thornton International Appoints First Member of Board of Governors from MENA
The appointment also acknowledges that Dubai and Abu Dhabi have become very substantial trading and financial centres in world terms.
02/21/2017
Tadawul appoints first female Chairperson
The appointment of a female board member is in line with the Capital Market Authority’s aim to develop the role of women in the Saudi economy, and increase women’s participation in the workforce to 30 per cent, from the current low 20’s.
02/21/2017
Goldman Sachs MD quits to join brokerage in Abu Dhabi
He worked in structured credit sales at Goldman Sachs and went to Dubai at a time when the bank was building its Middle East team and relocating senior staff from the City.