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.

Fairfax, the UK-headquartered investment bank, has announced the expansion of its operations in the Middle East, to capitalise both on its current activities there and what it sees as the long-term growth potential of the region.

Calyon has announced the appointment of Jean-Francois Balay as head of global loan syndication group.

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.

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 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.

Troika Dialog, one of the leading Russian investment banks, has appointed Paolo Zaniboni as head of the company’s London office. In addition, Zaniboni, who has been with Troika since June 2007, will continue his work as head of research.