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.
Appointments
HSBC Private Bank has appointed Nikolai Gurbatov as an associate director in its London-based Central Eastern Europe team.
Lloyds TSB Middle East, part of the Lloyds Banking Group, has appointed Richard Musty as the new head of its Middle East business.
Saxo Bank, an online trading and investment specialist, has appointed Jakob Thomsen as senior executive officer in its Dubai office.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 has joined Morgan Stanley as a managing director and global head of emerging markets fixed income strategy.
Barclays Wealth, a global wealth management institution, has apponited Harry Martin as director to its international private banking team in the Middle East.
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.