05/06/2020
Citi appoints markets head for central and eastern Europe
Richard Aby takes on the newly-created role as Citi looks to grow its markets and securities services division in the CEEMEA region.
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05/06/2020
Bahrain re-appoints Rasheed al-Maraj as central bank governor - BNA
King Hamad has also appointed new members of the bank’s board, BNA added.
05/05/2020
Kuwait Finance House replaces CEO
Last month, KFH agreed to postpone finalising its acquisition of Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank until December due to the coronavirus outbreak.
05/04/2020
Senior appointment at Nedbank
David will be responsible for all our client-facing teams and our investment and wealth planning specialists.
05/01/2020
Falcon may exit PB business
In 2016 the bank lost its Singapore license for failures in anti-money laundering controls.
04/30/2020
Saudi SABB Takaful appoints new deputy chairman
The appointment is effective as of 26 April 2020
04/29/2020
Al Rayan Bank names new chief risk officer
“My experience has allowed me to work within multicultural institutions all over the world,” Jerold said.
04/29/2020
ING appoints Walker as Head of Compliance, UK & Middle East
ING is a global financial institution with a strong European base, offering banking services through its operating company ING Bank.
04/27/2020
Northern Trust names EMEA CTO
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Humanities from Greenwich University, and an MBA from London South Bank University.
04/24/2020
Rothschild Hires Former Goldman Sachs Banker Calleja in Dubai
Ken Calleja spent 12 years working for the U.S. bank
04/23/2020
Blue Prism appoints new head of Middle East & Africa business
Fawwaz Qadan as Middle East & Africa Region Executive.
04/23/2020
Apifiny Adds Arthur Wiseberg as Head of Institutional Sales, Europe Middle East and Africa, Bringing Experience from Huobi, Blackrock, and Barclays
Based in London, Mr. Wiseberg comes to Apifiny after serving as head of CIS Institutional Sales at the major crypto trading platform Huobi Global.
04/21/2020
Booz Allen Hamilton expands MENA leadership team
Johnny Ayoub has been promoted to senior vice president
04/21/2020
Goldman poaches Bank of America's Fortunati to boost industrials ranks: sources
The number of deals also fell 20% year-on-year and last week, for the first time of any week since September 2004, there were no merger and acquisition deals worth more than $1 billion announced worldwide.
04/17/2020
Citrix appoints new Vice President for Networking in EMEA
Darren Fields moves from UK & Ireland to a pan-EMEA role
04/16/2020
Barwa shareholders elect new board via online voting
The meeting, which was presided over by Barwa Real Estate Company chairman Salah bin Ghanem al-Ali, approved the proposed distribution of a cash dividend of 20%
04/14/2020
GFH Annouces the Appointment of Ali Murad and Ahmed Alahmadi to Its Board of Directors
The new Directors each bring a wealth of experience and strong track records in regional and international investment and finance to the Group’s Board.
04/14/2020
Bahrain’s Al-Salam Bank appoints new chairman
During his tenor, the bank was successful in acquiring market share, increasing profitability, and growing the deposit base and financing book.”
04/14/2020
HSBC Private Banking appoints UHNW head for EMEA and US
She oversaw the EMEA family office business and the Corporate Finance Advisory business for Wealth Management.
04/13/2020
GFH appoints two new directors
Ahmed Alahmadi is an Associate at Mubadala Investment Company working in mergers & acquisitions, where he assists teams across the company in sourcing deals and executing transactions.