Barclays Africa Group has appointed Nomkhita Nqweni as Chief Executive of Wealth, Investment Management and Insurance (WIMI), effective immediately.
Novare Equity Partners, a private equity fund manager focused on retail and commercial property development in sub-Saharan Africa, has appointed Lucy Campher as Manager of Investor Relations and Marketing.
deVere Group, one of the world's largest independent financial advisory organizations, has named Peter Hobbs as its Chairman.
Phatisa, a private equity fund manager that invests throughout sub-Saharan Africa, has promoted Stuart Bradley from Senior Partner to Joint Managing Partner.
Standard Bank has appointed Jonathan Peake as Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for the Finance and Treasury teams across the group’s offshore business in Jersey, Isle of Man and Mauritius.
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group, has appointed Emilio Cattaneo as its first Executive Director.
Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management has appointed Albert Trinkl as Head of Institutional Asset Management MENA, Global Client Group, effective September 1, 2015.
Maitland, a global third-party fund administrator, has recently appointed Charles Buchanan as Senior Business Development Manager for Africa.
Former Nigeria Agriculture Minister Akinwumi Adesina formally assumed office as the 8th elected President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Tuesday, September 1, 2015.
BNY Mellon has appointed Mariano Giralt as head of Global Tax Services, responsible for the growth and development of this business.
Imara Holdings has appointed Harry J. Wulfsohn to its Board of Directors with effect from August 4, 2015.
EMPEA, the global industry association for private capital in emerging markets, has appointed Jamil Kassum to serve as Senior Advisor to the organization.
The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has appointed Michael J. Levitin as General Counsel.
Duet–CI Capital, a joint-venture between alternative asset manager Duet Group and Egyptian investment bank CI Capital, has appointed Amr Helal to lead the Duet–CI Capital Egypt Opportunities Fund.
