Advent International, the global private equity firm, has announced that Peter Nachtnebel will be joining the firm’s Central & Eastern Europe team He will be based at Advent’s Prague office. 

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) announced that it has enrolled 150 fresh graduates in an eight-months training programme.

HSBC Bank Middle East has announced the appointment of two senior managers in the Qatar offices.

The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced the appointment of Philip Hampton as chairman following seven non-executives leaving the bank.

Clyde & Co has appointed partner David McElveney to head the firm’s Abu Dhabi construction and projects practice.

Francois Gamet has been appointed head of the investment banking group and acting head of the banking group of Standard Bank Russia.

Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth management institution, has appointed Steve Fedor as front office chief operating officer of Barclays Wealth, Middle East and North Africa.  

Caren Mojabber has joined Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets, Middle East as a relationship manager in the financial institutions team, serving customers based in the region.

The Abu Dhabi Investment Company (ADIC) has hired a new head of private equity to lead a charge for buy-outs in the Middle East and North Africa at a time when the global economic crisis is starving promising companies of capital.

Maris Mancinskis will become the new head of Swedbank in Latvia from.

EQT Partners, investment advisor to all EQT funds, has opened a new office in Warsaw with a team headed by Piotr Czapski.

BNY Mellon Asset Management, the global asset management arm of The Bank of New York Mellon, has appointed Thomas Connolly as managing director, head of asset management for the Middle East.