Managers of Wealth Africa

JP Morgan DCM syndicate head departs for Citi

Nick Darrant will co-head the DCM syndicate business in EMEA at Citi after five years in a similar role at JP Morgan.

Credit Suisse appoints head of AM investment strategy Switzerland & EMEA

He has worked at Credit Suisse since 2002.

John Awuah appointed Deputy CEO of Ghana Association of Bankers

John will lead all strategic initiatives of GAB

Lawyer Wafula Nyongesa sworn in as Tax Appeals Tribunal Chair

In their letter to Yattani, LSK termed his appointment as unlawful and unconstitutional demanding a competitive recruitment process or the position of the chairperson.

JPMorgan Fills Senior Leadership Roles After February Makeover

Aloke Gupte and Alex Watkins will become co-heads of equity capital markets in EMEA and Keith Canton will become global head of private placements.

Blue Bank Appoints New Business Banking Relationship Managers

The appointments are effective 1 May.

Steinhoff Chairperson Heather Sonn has resigned

Sonn was appointed the scandal plagued retailer's acting chairperson in mid-December 2017, following the resignation of billionaire Christo Wiese.

Balogun Olalekan assumes office as MD/CEO of UBA Ghana

UBA Ghana is the biggest subsidiary operation of UBA Plc outside of Nigeria in the twenty (20) countries.

SANNE strengthens its Management Company business with senior appointments

Matthew has exceptional industry knowledge of markets, risk and regulations in addition to SANNE’s processes and product offering having successfully managed the Market Risk team prior to the promotion.

Finantix appoints Executive Director, EMEA

Based in Switzerland, one of Finantix’s strategically important markets and home to many of its existing clients, Iselin will continue to report to Finantix Chief Commercial Officer, Christine Ciriani.

Willis Towers Watson appoints Mark Calnan as Head of Investments, EMEA

Mark succeeds Ed Francis, who remains with the business and has decided after seven years in the role to resume client-facing duties as a senior investment advisor.

BACB continues expansion of Anglophone Africa team

My new role will also provide opportunities to expand my focus to other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa

SimCorp appoints new Managing Director for South Africa

Both in his last role as Managing Director at FIS in Africa, and several positions at SunGard, Brian Anderson has led many operational change management projects, with a firm understanding of business strategy and growth acceleration.

FG Appoints Hassan as Bank of Agriculture Acting MD

The statement quoted the minister to have said Hassan’s appointment was most apt and would expectedly turn the fortunes of bank around considering his decades of experience in the banking sector.

Banks dodging SA jobs carnage, for now

The nation’s finance industry, which includes real estate and insurance, is the third-largest employer, while the six largest lenders, including London and Johannesburg-based Investec Group, have almost 186 000 workers across their operations.

SA REIT appoints Joanne Solomon as its first CEO

She holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Stellenbosch and has attended the Harvard Business School Strategic Marketing Management Programme.

SouthBridge Group appoints Dr. Frannie Léautier as Senior Partner

Dr. Léautier graduated from the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) with both a Masters of Science in Transportation and a PhD in Infrastructure Systems.

SA Reit appoints Solomon as inaugural CEO

She also served on national and regional councils of the South African Property Owners Association, while she was also a chairperson of the Women’s Property Network and a member of the South African Council of Shopping Centres’ Congress Commit

SouthBridge Group appoints senior partner

She also led the Asset Management business of TDB, including the recent launch of a unique product for trade finance in Africa.

Citi appoints markets head for CEEMEA

Richard Aby takes on the newly-created role as Citi looks to grow its markets and securities services division in the CEEMEA region.

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