Executive Moves

Executive Moves

Arab Financial Services appoints Mahmoud Ismail as managing director, Egypt and Group head of acquiring products

March 31, 2026

Arab Financial Services (AFS), the leading digital payments provider and fintech enabler across the MENA region, announced the appointment of…

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Standard Chartered hires Ole Matthiessen to lead new global transaction services and digital assets team for Corporate & Investment Banking

March 31, 2026

 Standard Chartered announced today that it has hired Ole Matthiessen as Global Head, Transaction Services & Digital Assets.   Ole…

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Dubai Investments appoints Nishant Shah as the chief financial officer

March 27, 2026

Dubai Investments PJSC, has announced the appointment of Nishant Shah as its Chief Financial Officer.   Nishant has been serving…

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HDB renews Hassan Ghanem’s mandate as CEO for 2026-2029

March 26, 2026

The general assembly of Housing and Development Bank (HDB) has renewed the mandate of Hassan Ghanem as chief executive officer…

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QBurst deepens Middle East commitment, appoints Shivkumar Subramaniam to lead from Dubai

March 25, 2026

QBurst, a design-led digital engineering company powered by High AI-Q™, has appointed Shivkumar Subramaniam as Regional Head, Middle East, based…

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Former EFG Private Banker Joins Swiss EAM JAR

March 18, 2026

A 30-year private banker and former EFG executive has joined Swiss external asset manager JAR as its vice chairman.  …

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Geneva CIO takes senior family office post at Barclays

March 17, 2026

Belal Mohammed Khan, who previously held several chief investment officer roles in Geneva, has taken a new role at Barclays…

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CIB reappoints Hisham Ezz El-Arab as CEO for three-year term

March 17, 2026

The Ordinary General Assembly of Commercial International Bank  has approved the continuation of Hisham Ezz El-Arab as the bank’s Chief…

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Fasset appoints Behnam Gurban-Zada to lead CIS expansion and strengthen Shariah finance

March 17, 2026

Fasset, the American-founded banking and investment platform, has appointed Behnam Gurban-Zada as Executive Director, Islamic Finance and Banking. The appointment…

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Sherif El-Beheiry appointed CEO of National Bank of Egypt’s UAE operations

March 16, 2026

Sherif El-Beheiry has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of National Bank of Egypt’s operations in the United Arab Emirates, the…

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Standard Chartered’s Rola Abu Manneh says UAE banking services continue uninterrupted

March 12, 2026

Standard Chartered’s regional chief executive Rola Abu Manneh said the bank’s operations in the UAE are continuing without interruption, despite…

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Egypt: El-Sisi names Islam Azzam as FRA Chairman

March 11, 2026

 President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has issued presidential decree No.116 of 2026, appointing Islam Azzam as the acting Chairman of the…

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