emeafinance News - People Moves July 2009
Calyon appoints new head of global loan syndication
Calyon has announced the appointment of Jean-Francois Balay as head of global loan syndication group.
New appointment at HSBC Private Bank, CEE
HSBC Private Bank has appointed Nikolai Gurbatov as an associate director in its London-based Central Eastern Europe team.
New head of capital markets in EMEA for GE Capital
James Fenner has been named as the new head of capital markets for GE Capital in EMEA. Based in London, he will be responsible for all strategic lease and loan syndication activities and will oversee securitisation and alternative funding strategies.
Goldman Sachs hires EMEA co-heads
Sheila Patel and Andrew Wilson were named co-heads of Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Saxo Bank appoints senior executive officer
Saxo Bank, an online trading and investment specialist, has appointed Jakob Thomsen as senior executive officer in its Dubai office.
New managing director for Lloyds TSB Middle East
Lloyds TSB Middle East, part of the Lloyds Banking Group, has appointed Richard Musty as the new head of its Middle East business.
New head for BNP Paribas Asset Management
BNP Paribas has appointed Philippe Marchessaux to head its asset management businesses. He succeeds Gilles Glicenstein as head of BNP Paribas Investment Partners and CEO of BNP Paribas Asset Management.
Zuma appoints new central bank chief
South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has named former deputy governor Gill Marcus as the new governor of the country’s central bank. Marcus will take over from Tito Mboweni in November.
HSBC appoints new senior manager in Qatar
HSBC Bank Middle East Qatar has appointed a new senior manager for its Qatar office. Jody Sanderson was appointed as director, global banking in Qatar.
New CEO for Gulf Finance House
Gulf Finance House (GFH), a leading Middle Eastern Islamic investment bank, has appointed Ahmed Fahour as its new CEO based in Bahrain. Fahour is the former executive director and CEO for the Australian operations at National Australia Bank.
GWM names new managing partner
Samir Sayeed will join the Global Wealth Management Group (GWM Group), an independent financial service partnership based in Switzerland, as a managing partner.
Rashique Rahman joins Morgan Stanley
Rashique Rahman has joined Morgan Stanley as a managing director and global head of emerging markets fixed income strategy.
Dmitri Sredin joins RenCap for Russia and CIS
Dmitri Sredin has joined Renaissance Capital as managing director and head of debt financing for Russia and the CIS.
Two partners join Baker & McKenzie in Abu Dhabi
Baker & McKenzie announces that Tom Thraya and James Reed, both corporate partners, have relocated to the firm’s Abu Dhabi office from Chicago and London respectively.
HSBC appoints new head of commercial banking in ME
HSBC Bank Middle East has appointed Simon Johnson as regional head of commercial banking. In this role, Johnson will oversee all commercial banking business across the Middle East region.
Harry Martin joins Barclays Wealth in the Middle East
Barclays Wealth, a global wealth management institution, has apponited Harry Martin as director to its international private banking team in the Middle East.
New head of EMEA equity financing for Merrill Lynch
Mark Bailey has been appointed head of EMEA for Bank of America Merrill Lynch's global equity financing and services platform.
Ashok Aram joins Abraaj Capital from Deutsche Bank
Dubai-based Abraaj Capital, the largest private equity company in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (MENASA), has appointed Ashok Aram as a managing director after a 15-year career at Deutsche Bank.
DLA Piper appoints new managing partner for Kuwait
DLA Piper has appointed Abdul Aziz Al-Yaqout to the role of office managing partner for Kuwait. Al-Yaqout, a Kuwaiti national, will relocate to Kuwait from DLA Piper’s Cologne office.
NBAD appoints operations divisional manager
The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has appointed Nigel Carrington as divisional manager of operations.
Citi appoints new CEOs in EMEA
Citi has appointed Bill Mills and Alberto Verme as CEOs and new regional leaders in the EMEA region. Mills will continue to be responsible for Citi’s business in Western Europe and Africa and Verme for the business in Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
BarCap hires Brown in EM syndicate
Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has appointed Jonathan Brown, managing director, head of emerging markets syndicate and head of European credit syndicate.
