Renaissance Capital has announced the appointment of Ruben Aganbegyan as the new president.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch names David Ross as head of European leveraged finance capital market.

Herbert Moos is to become head of VTB Bank's financial department. 

Nomura makes Jim McCormick head of fixed income research in EMEA.

Gerard Fitzgerald and Louis Scotto have been named assistant general managers at Doha Bank.

HSBC Bank Middle East names David Hunt new head of insurance.

The Shuaa Capital board of directors has appointed Sameer Al Ansari as the new chief executive officer. Al Ansari replaces Iyad Duwaji who resigned as CEO in August.

Global Investment House has appointed Khaled Abdel Rahman Khaled as senior vice-president to head the brokerage business in the gulf region.

Barclays Wealth, a leading global wealth management institution, has appointed Fawaz Baba as managing director to its Middle East operations. He will report to Soha Nashaat, CEO of Barclays Wealth, Middle East and North Africa.

Roger Jenkins, a renowned deal-maker and executive chairman of the Barclays Investment Banking business in the Middle East, will leave the bank to set up his own corporate finance advisory house.

Chatham House has announced that Suzan Sabancı Dinçer, chairman and executive board member of Akbank, is joining the Chatham House panel of senior advisers.

The chief economist of SABB, HSBC's Saudi affiliate, has left and will join Calyon's Saudi affiliate Banque Saudi Fransi.