Managers of Wealth Africa

VTB Capital Appoints Head Of Turkish & MENA Financials Research

Akin Tuzun has been appointed as Head of Turkish & MENA Financials Research at VTB Capital.

RBC Wealth Management Adds Senior RM For MENA Region ‎

He joins from HSBC Private Bank in London.

Nomura names Head of Fixed Income, EMEA

Most recently he was a board member at Royal Bank of Scotland’s investment bank, acting as Global Head of Sales for all corporate and government related clients.

Allianz Egypt Announces New CFO

Over his nearly 8 year tenure at Allianz to date, Hegazy has worked in managerial positions across the region, including Finance Manager for Allianz Takaful in Bahrain and Chief Financial Officer for Allianz Saudi Fransi in Saudi Arabia.

Barings expands EMEA equity team

He has over 14 years’ investment experience and joins Barings from AllianceBernstein where he has been an investment manager since 1998.

Pioneer Investments Appoints Head of Sales - Middle East, Central Asia and Africa

Neal will report to Jack Lin, Head of Asia and Middle East.

StanChart names consumer bank head for Mideast, Africa

In 2009, he became the Global Head of Distribution for the bank where he was responsible for building and implementing the Distribution Channels strategy across Branches, Phone Banking, ATMs & online banking. He also led the development of Next Genera

Barclays expands regional wealth management team

They will both be responsible for extending the full range of Wealth and Investment Management solutions to Barclays’ clients across the Lower Gulf region.

Standard Chartered taps new exec for Mena and Pakistan region

In his new role, Morad will lead the Bank's Origination and Client Coverage Group, which shapes the client-centric strategy of deepening client relationships across the Bank's business in the region.

Wells Fargo appoints regional manager for MENA

He was with BNP Paribas’ Financial Institutions Group as executive director and senior banker for the Middle East.

Barclays targets MENA for growth

The Middle East and Africa generated about £5bn ($8bn) of revenue for Barclays last year, about 15% of the total, the London-based bank’s annual report shows.

Natixis Global AM appoints institutional sales director for MENA

He will be responsible for Institutional sales in MENA and CEA regions

BofA exodus continues as top MENA banker resigns

A veteran Merrill Lynch banker, has been with the bank for 16 years and has been leading the bank's regional investment banking operations from Dubai since 2008.

EFG-Hermes Co-Head of Asset Management Karim Nehma Leaves

Kashif Siddiqui is now the sole head of the asset management division, according to EFG-Hermes’ website, which removed an earlier reference to Nehma.

bfinance adds to Munich team in hiring spree

The consulting firm says the appointments reflect increasing demand for manager selection advice globally.

Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair named chairman of DIFC Authority

Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair has been appointed as the chairman of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority, according to a statement from the business park.

UDC appoints Omar Alfardan as managing director

Alfardan is the president of the Alfardan Group, which has interests in automotive, hospitality and retail business in Qatar and is one of the country’s most recognised companies.

EAB Appoints New MD for Corporate and Institutional Banking

He joins the Bank from BNP Paribas

UBS hires JP Morgan veteran for its global family office

His role is a new one for the firm and is designed to make sure billionaires get better access to corporate finance transactions including initial public offerings.

Deutsche Bank: MENA chairman Azzam steps down

Azzam was named non-executive chairman of the bank in 2010. Prior to that he was chief executive of the bank's Middle East business.

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