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.
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk insurance and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group, has appointed Karin Finkelston as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Fairview Capital Partners, a US-based private equity investment management firm, has appointed Michele Chow-Tai as the Director and Head of Business Development.
Intel Capital, Intel's strategic investment arm, has announced that Arvind Sodhani, executive vice president of Intel Corporation and president of Intel Capital, will retire after 34 years in the business.
KKR, a global investment firm, has appointed Dominique Lafont, former President and Chief Executive Officer of Bolloré Africa Logistics, as a Senior Advisor to the firm, effective immediately.
Renaissance Capital, an emerging and frontier markets investment bank, has appointed Elena Kolchina as Director, Fixed Income Desk Strategist and Credit Analyst, based in London.
