12/11/2013
Nomura hires EMEA investment banker
He joins Nomura from Oakley Capital
Executive Moves
12/11/2013
Fortiz names new Board for Merchant Bank
They include Issa Anafure, Dr Alhassan Iddrisu, Afotey Odarteifio, Ernest Asare, Mrs Kay Yaakor Kwao Simmons and Nilla Selormay.
12/11/2013
Standard Chartered Bank appoints new managers to lead African expansion
Standard Chartered Bank has appointed new managers for two regions of its fast-growing African business
12/05/2013
BAML hires new head of equity derivatives structuring in EMEA
Yangui is based in London and started at the US bank on November 25, according to the Financial Services Register.
12/01/2013
Access Bank signals markets with appointment of Deputy MD designate
Access Bank is signalling the markets of its intent to become the world’s most respected African bank with the appointment of new executives to form the Executive Management team which will oversee the next phase of the bank’s growth and evol
12/01/2013
Altius Appoints Head of EMEA Investments
She will be based in the London office, reporting to Brad Young, Co-CEO and Head of Investment.
12/01/2013
Access Bank signals markets with appointment of Deputy MD designate
A statement by the bank released over the weekend to the Nigerian Stock Exchange disclosed that Obinna Nwosu has been appointed the Group Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer.
11/20/2013
BNY Mellon expands EMEA Leadership Team
All three executives will be based in London and report to Jeannine Lehman, head of EMEA for GCS.
11/16/2013
SIC Board Reconstituted
The reconstituted board of State Insurance was inaugurated at the company’s head office in Accra on November 14, 2013.
11/12/2013
Barclays Africa CIO quits
Absa became Barclays Africa after it bought out Barclays' operations in Africa
11/05/2013
Three Executive Directors Quit Unity Bank
Three Executive Directors of Unity Bank Plc have reportedly resigned from the bank to pave the way for the bank’s repositioning in line with its new vision to be Nigeria’s retail bank of choice.
11/04/2013
Skandia Int’l puts man on ground in Africa; appoints new Mid East manager
Skandia International has appointed two new area managers to head its Middle East and Africa sales teams
11/04/2013
UBS Hires Maellare as Co-Head of Financial Sponsors EMEA
Maellare spent the past seven years at Bank of America Corp. in London in a similar position, according to the memo confirmed by a spokeswoman.
11/03/2013
Somali Central Bank Chief Quits Over Graft Concerns - Diplomats
It will also embarrass the government of Somalia, which has been promising to enforce higher standards in its management of state accounts. It has dismissed previous allegations by a U.N. group of experts of corruption at the central bank.
11/03/2013
Skandia builds presence in Middle East and Africa
Skandia International has expanded its team in the Middle East and Africa with two new sales appointments.
10/27/2013
Nigeria May Pick Sanusi’s Deputy to Replace Him: Vetiva
Vetiva Capital Management Ltd. said four deputy governors of the Central Bank of Nigeria may be among the front-runners to succeed Governor Lamido Sanusi when his five-year term ends next year.
10/26/2013
Fidelity Bank appoints acting Managing Director
Fidelity Bank Plc has notified the Nigerian Stock Exchange of the appointment of their new acting Managing Director.
10/22/2013
Fidelity Bank appoints Nnamdi Okonkwo CEO-designate to succeed Ihejiahi in 2014
The Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank Plc, Monday appointed a successor to the incumbent Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Reginald Ihejiahi, who will be retiring in 2014.
10/15/2013
Grant Thornton Expands Overseas
Grant Thornton has ramped up its expansion efforts in Japan, Italy, Paraguay, Bangladesh and Ethiopia.
10/13/2013
Last of the Absa Old-Guard Resigns
Louis von Zeuner, Absa veteran has resigned from the boards of Absa Bank and Absa Financial Services, with effect from the end of September 2013.