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.
Business Partners (BUSINESS/PARTNERS), a specialist risk finance company for formal SMEs, has announced that Nazeem Martin will be retiring from his position as Managing Director (MD) in August 2016.
Trident Fund Services, an independent fund administrator, has appointed Thalius Hecksher to the newly formed position of Global Director.
EFG Hermes, an Egyptian based investment bank, has appointed industry veteran Sadiq Hussain as Managing Director at the firm’s Asset Management Division to head Business Development.
Phatisa, a private equity fund manager, has appointed Robert Kruger as SEMS Manager, bringing along over a decade’s worth of ESG experience.
O’Melveny & Myers has announced that Eve Ellis will return to the firm’s London office as a partner in the Investment Funds Practice Group as of October 8, 2015.
The World Bank has appointed former Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria, Arunma Oteh as Vice President and Treasurer, effective September 28, 2015.
Standard Chartered’s Diana Layfield, current CEO Africa, has decided to leave the Bank for personal reasons.
