Standard Chartered has appointed Tee Choon Hong as managing director, regional head of capital markets for North East Asia. Tee is based in Hong Kong and will report directly to Christian Wait, global head of capital markets.
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The Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) has further strengthened its treasury services operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with new appointments in Brussels, Frankfurt, Cairo and London.
Christopher Williams, Citigroup's global co-head of FIG, is leaving the bank to become vice-chairman of EMEA investment banking at Credit Suisse.
International law firm Linklaters has appointed Stuart Salt as regional managing partner of the firm’s Emerging Europe, Middle East and North Africa (EEMENA) practice, with effect from 1 May 2009.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Company (ADIC) has hired two experienced executives to fill key investment and finance roles.
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.
Credit Suisse has appointed Anthony Armstrong as head of M&A in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Richard Luddington is to become a vice-chairman in global capital markets (GCM) at UBS focusing on the Central Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMEA) region.
International law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is moving London-based corporate partner David Higgins to
Following a meeting of the board of directors of Abu Dhabi-listed Aabar Investments, HE Khadem Al Qubaisi, managing director of International Petroleum Investment Company (Ipic), has taken over the chairmanship of the board of Aabar Investments from outgoing chairman Abdulhamid Saeed
Sorouh Real Estate, one of the leading Abu Dhabi-based real estate developers, has made further appointments to its senior management team.
Shamil Bank, a leading Bahrain-based Islamic commercial and investment bank and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ithmaar Bank, has announced further staff promotions as part of its recent corporate restructuring.