Lloyd’s has announced that Mark Cooper has been appointed as the market’s first country manager for Dubai. Cooper will head up Lloyd’s new operation in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) from February, managing the platform and supporting Managing Agents in developing their business across Gulf countries and the wider...
Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC), has announced that its chief executive officer Walid Sidani will be stepping down from his role on December 1 2014, after leading the company’s modernisation and expansion efforts over the past six years. A successor has not been announced yet. Sidani commented: “It has...
A fan that slept through part of a baseball game has sued the baseball organisation for USD10 million, alleging defamation because of television announcers who made comments about the man while he was sleeping. The coverage shows them joking about the guy, but the lawsuit claims that he was called...
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (S&P) has announced the appointment of Dr. Mohamed Damak as global head of Islamic finance. He will lead S&P’s global Islamic Finance team that has been in place since 2007 and strengthen its Islamic Finance offering. As part of his new role, Damak will be...
Alexander Dolgopolov has assumed the role of CEO of Malakut Insurance Brokers. He began his career in the Moscow office of Malakut in 2008 with the position of broker within the Marine & Energy Insurance division. In 2010 Dolgopolov joined the International Business Development Division and in 2013 was appointed...
Markel International, has appointed Leroy Almeida to head up its office in Dubai. The appointment follows Markel’s application to the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to establish a company to operate within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). Subject to receiving regulatory approval, Markel’s business will be located within the...
The board of directors of Chedid Capital S.A.L. (Holding), announced the election of Charles El Hage as vice chairman. A former senior vice president of Booz Allen Hamilton, El Hage has 25 years of worldwide management consulting experience, covering a wide variety of industry and functional areas. In particular, he...
Greenshield Insurance Brokers, LLC has appointed Rahul Roy as deputy CEO effective as it continues to strengthen its business in the UAE. Roy has over a decade of insurance industry experience in between the UAE and the US. Most recently Roy was based in New York working in a specialty...
RFIB Group Limited, the international Lloyd’s insurance and reinsurance broker, announced the appointment of Martin Pyrke as deputy senior executive officer, Middle East. Pyrke will be based in RFIB’s Dubai office. He takes up his new position with immediate effect and will report to Anthony Harris, senior executive officer, Middle...
Lloyd’s has announced that Mark Cooper has been appointed as the market’s first Country Manager for Dubai. Cooper will head up Lloyd’s new operation in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), managing the platform and supporting Managing Agents in developing their business across Gulf countries and the...
