03/28/2014
Namibia: Head of Corporate and Investment Banking Transferred to Standard Bank SA
The Head of Corporate and Investment Banking in Namibia, has been transferred within the Standard Bank Group and will move to the Investment Banking Department at Standard Bank South Africa in Johannesburg, as from 1 April 2014.
03/28/2014
He was formerly global head of alternative fund distribution at UBS
03/27/2014
ACE Software Solutions names MEA head
He joins ACE from IBM and will hold the position of Head of Sales for the Middle East and Africa in ACE’s new Dubai office.
03/27/2014
Former Standard Charted exec named new HSBC wealth management head for MENA
He had taken up the Pakistan CEO position at Standard Chartered just last month
03/20/2014
Barclays Africa appoints SA corporate and investment banking CEO
He was previously the CEO of Land and Agricultural Bank of South Africa.
03/19/2014
The Dubai Diamond Exchange, a DMCC platform, has further expanded its Board of Directors with the appointment of Hon. Isak Katali, Minister of Mines and Energy of the Republic of Namibia.
03/19/2014
JPMorgan Names new Head of MENA Corporate Banking
The contents of the document were confirmed by a bank spokeswoman.
03/13/2014
After several months of boardroom tussle at the Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the bank, Mr. Thierry Tanoh will from today step down from his position.
03/12/2014
The board of Ecobank removed its chief executive, Thierry Tanoh, on Tuesday following months of turmoil at one of the biggest financial institutions in sub-Saharan Africa.
03/12/2014
Albert Essien was nominated for that role by the bank’s board on Tuesday. He assumed his new role as group CEO of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated today.
03/10/2014
Ed Nusbaum has been appointed for a second term as global CEO of Grant Thornton, it was announced today.
03/07/2014
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which generated one-third of its profit from trading last year, is restarting Middle East and North Africa equity sales in Dubai
03/06/2014
Global professional services company names EMEA investment head
He was promoted to head of global investment at the firm last month
03/05/2014
New Head of Group Business Development, Africa for Standard Bank
Her appointment is a further strengthening of the African focus for Standard Bank’s Isle of Man business.
03/03/2014
The main shareholder in Ecobank, one of the biggest banks in sub-Saharan Africa, called on Saturday for its Ivorian chief executive Thierry Tanoh to be dismissed immediately.
03/03/2014
KPMG International today announced that John B. Veihmeyer has been selected by its board of directors as KPMG's next Global Chairman, to succeed Michael Andrew who is retiring after serving as Global Chairman since May 2011.
03/03/2014
Nedbank appoints principal to focus on mining M&A in Africa
Nedbank Capital, the investment banking business of the Nedbank Group, has appointed Haaris Zafar principal for mining merger and acquisition activity in Africa.
02/28/2014
Standard Bank chief salutes departing Liberty CEO Bruce Hemphill
Mr Hemphill will head up wealth, insurance and nonbank financial services at Standard Bank, Liberty’s main shareholder.
02/24/2014
The new board would implement recommendations by Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission, which probed allegations of senior management fraud.
02/20/2014
Asia’s global investment bank appoints EMEA Debt Capital Markets MD
He reports to Morven Jones, Head of EMEA DCM Origination