05/05/2015
Brian Riley appointed CEO of African Bank
After serving for seven years as CEO of WesBank, having been with the company since 1988, UK-born Riley retired in December 2013.
Executive Moves
05/04/2015
Heritage Bank appoints three directors in pursuit of leadership status
Heritage Bank Limited has appointed three top bankers as directors in a move to pursue and consolidate its emergence as one of the leading banks in the country
05/01/2015
New members at leading independent African alliance of top tier law firms
Leading independent African alliance of top tier law firms
04/29/2015
Namibia: Maswahu Leaves Standard Bank
On his part, Maswahu thanked all the executive members and staff of the Bank for their support and positive impact they made in his career.
04/28/2015
Mills takes BofA Merrill Lynch EMEA product solutions helm
Martin Mills has been appointed head of EMEA product solutions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
04/24/2015
New appointment: HFC bank names new MD
HFC bank has named Mr. Osei Asafo Adjei as the new acting Managing Director to succeed Mr. Asare Akuffo
04/24/2015
South Africa Treasury Ex-Officials Soothe Investors in New Roles
South Africa is increasingly turning to National Treasury officials from the country’s first decade of democratic rule to help steer key economic institutions and boost investor confidence
04/23/2015
Nigeria: Race for the AfDB Presidency
He has international development and in-country experience spread across 14 other Anglophone and Francophone countries in West, East and Southern Africa.
04/23/2015
Barclays announces new EMEA Chairman
Seeking to enhance the Banking Platform in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
04/22/2015
Friends Provident International appoints Regional Technical Manager for MEA
Hood joins from Barclays Wealth in the UK
04/21/2015
New appointment for Standard Bank
Gavin McIntosh has been appointed Head of Distribution, International Personal Banking, Rest of Africa for Standard Bank
04/16/2015
Wonga appoints former Lewis director as CEO
Wonga came under fire with British and South African regulators last year.
04/15/2015
Asia’s global investment bank appointments EMEA Chief
He has held various senior positions within the company including Co-Deputy Chief Financial Officer
04/15/2015
The Abraaj Group appoints Huda Al Lawati as Partner
The Abraaj Group today announced the appointment of Huda Al Lawati as a Partner and Chief Investment Officer for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
04/15/2015
Investec Investment Bank names head of debt advisory
He previously held senior positions at Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and National Australia Bank.
04/13/2015
HSBC's global head of EMEA loan syndicate to leave
Oliver Duff, European head of capital finance, will step into his job in London in the interim.
04/09/2015
Deutsche Bank appoints Chief Operating Officer, Middle East and Africa
He replaces Philippe Vollot who was COO MEA from 2010 to 2015 and has now been appointed Global Head of Regulatory Relationship and Coordination for Government & Regulatory Affairs, based in Frankfurt.
04/08/2015
Bank of America Names New Heads of Global Investment Banking
Karim Assef was previously global head of investment banking coverage
04/07/2015
Financial firms need to recruit externally for CEOs
In some circles there is the view that transformation at major financial services companies is regressing
04/02/2015
Former Consul General of Egypt Joins Cedrus Investments
Cedrus is a global boutique investment firm that offers private wealth management, asset management and financial advisory services to a clientele of leading institutional investors, corporations, family offices and high net worth individuals around the w