Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has appointed Matt Grinnell, managing director, as head of financial sponsors within its investment banking division, EMEA.

Calyon has announced the appointment of Jean-Francois Balay as head of global loan syndication group. He was appointed by Gilles de Dumast, deputy general manager, global head of coverage and investment banking and member of the executive committee.

Slawomir Krupa was appointed head of strategy and corporate development, and CEO of Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa at Société Générale in July.

Irina Bauer will join the board of directors of AsiaUniversalBank in August, overseeing the international activities of the bank.    

Sheila Patel and Andrew Wilson were named co-heads of Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

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.