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Financial group MUFG appointed Yoshihiko Katsuda (LinkedIn) as its new regional head for the Middle East, effective tomorrow, according to a press release. Katsuda will be based at the Dubai International Financial Centre, and will replace Yohsuke Takahashi, who has led the region since July 2023. The 25-year MUFG veteran most recently served as head of the global corporate banking office in the GCIB planning division in Tokyo. Katsuda will report to Hidefumi Yamamura, regional executive for MUFG EMEA.
Airbus tapped Gabriel Semelas (LinkedIn) as president of Airbus in Africa and the Middle East, effective 1 January, 2025, according to a press release. Semelas, who has been in the aeronautical industry for over 24 years, will oversee operations across all Airbus divisions in the region. He replaces Mikail Houari (LinkedIn). Semelas was previously chief commercial and financial officer at Eurofighter Jagdflugzeug in Germany, and prior to that was vice president of sales contracts for commercial aircraft in the Middle East and Africa.
