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.

Dmitri Sredin has joined Renaissance Capital as managing director and head of debt financing for Russia and the CIS.

The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has appointed Nigel Carrington as divisional manager of operations.

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.

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.

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.

First National Bank of Botswana Limited (FNBB) has appointed Lorato Boakgomo-Ntakhwana as CEO of the bank. She will be the first Motswana woman to hold this position.

The board of The United Bank for Africa has appointed Alhaji Bello as executive director with supervisory responsibilities for the bank’s interstate transaction business. The appointment is subject to the confirmation of the Central Bank of Nigeria.

Bahrain's Investcorp has announced that Mohammed Al-Shroogi, Citigroup's former managing director for the Middle East and CEO for Citi in the UAE, has resigned and will join Investcorp as head of its Gulf activities.

On September 1, David Law will join Standard Chartered as the managing director and regional head of the origination and client coverage (OCC) team for the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). Law will report to V. Shankar, member of the Standard Chartered group management committee and group head of origination and client coverage.