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

Standard Chartered has appointed Venkatesh Rathnam as the global head of securities services operations. 

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.

Reinsurance group Aon has appointed Keith Ashworth as head of risk transfer for the UK and EMEA.

UAE bank hires former Merrill Lynch director Gary Dugan

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.

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

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.