04/16/2015
Wonga appoints former Lewis director as CEO
Wonga came under fire with British and South African regulators last year.
Executive Moves
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
04/01/2015
Standard Chartered Bank's CEO for Middle East, Africa & The Americas, quits
He spent 19 years at Bank of America Corp before he joined Standard Chartered in 2001
03/31/2015
Citi Names MEA Financial Institutions Head
He has been with Citigroup for more than 12 years
03/31/2015
EEMEA debt chief leaves BofA Merrill
The managing director and head of financing origination for the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa region at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, is leaving the firm
03/31/2015
Zimbabwe: Imara Holdings Gets New Chief Executive
Prior to founding Ambrian plc in 2001, Mr Gaffney was a director in the corporate finance department of Robert Fleming & Co/JP Morgan.
03/31/2015
Nedbank Capital appoints energy, metals unit head
She would report to Nedbank Capital global commodity finance head Sekete Mokgehle.
03/31/2015
UBS Global Asset Management taps head of EMEA
London-based Mr. Bilal, who will start May 4, replaces interim region head Andreas Schlatter. Mr. Schlatter took on the interim role in October, in addition to his current role as head of distribution, global asset management.
03/30/2015
Guasco elected Silicon Cape chair
He is also an angel investor, and recently took part in the 88mph DealWeek programme.
03/29/2015
S/Africa names new reserve bank deputy governor
The Deputy Governor holds a BSc degree and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Management
03/27/2015
Nedbank announces new CEO
COO of Nedbank Wealth takes over as managing executive of Nedbank Wealth
03/26/2015
Kenyan Trust Company appoints new Managing Director from Jersey
He was born in Jersey and spent his career on the island, brings with him over 30 years of experience in the fiduciary and wealth management industry
03/26/2015
Northern Trust appoints hedge funds EMEA head
Based in London, Burnett will lead Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services in EMEA, reporting to Peter Sanchez, global head of Northern Trust Hedge Fund Services.