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Standard Chartered appointed Rola Abu Manneh (LinkedIn) as CEO in the UAE, Middle East and Pakistan, Bloomberg reports. Abu Maneh has been CEO of the bank’s UAE operations since 2018. This appointment is part of a wider shuffle, where Standard Chartered has promoted over twelve bankers to new positions within its corporate and investment banking units.
Ajman Bank has appointed Kashif Raza (LinkedIn) as its group head of wholesale banking, it said on LinkedIn. Raza has 25 years of experience, including heading corporate finance and investment banking at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank for 13 years. He also previously held a role at Dubai Islamic Bank subsidiary DIB Capital.
The Dubai Financial Services Authority has reappointed Ian Johnston (LinkedIn) as vice chair of the Africa and Middle East Regional Committee, which comprises 42 regional financial regulators for capital market development and regulation, it said in a statement. The move also makes Johnston a board member of the International Organization of Securities Commissions — the global standard-setter for securities regulation — until 2026.
Digital manufacturing player Immensa appointed Nabil Habayeb (LinkedIn) to its board as an independent non-executive director, effective yesterday, according to a press release. Habayeb, who has over 41 years of experience, most recently served as president and CEO of General Electric International Markets from 2020 to 2023. Prior to that, he held the position of president and CEO of General Electric in the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey.
Data analytics firm Presight has tapped Suhail Bin Tarraf as board member, according to an ADX disclosure (pdf). Bin Tarraf takes over the board seat from Eric Poe Xing following his resignation.
