Our friends at EFG Hermes have appointed HSBC and Deutsche Bank veteran Christopher Laing (LinkedIn) as head of equity capital markets, Bloomberg reports. Laing succeeds Ali Khalpey, who recently left his role to join Cantor Fitzgerald.

Laing has nearly 30 years of capital-markets experience, having held senior roles at Deutsche Bank and HSBC. At Deutsche Bank he led emerging-markets ECM before joining HSBC to head its ECM operations.

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What they said: “We are pleased to welcome Christopher Laing as Head of Equity Capital Markets to lead our ECM franchise starting this month and based in Dubai. With 30 years of experience — including senior ECM roles at HSBC and Deutsche Bank — Laing brings extensive expertise in emerging markets. His addition supports our strategy to strengthen regional presence and enhance value creation for clients,” Mostafa Gad, Global Head of Investment Banking at EFG Hermes, said.

ALSO- Fintech platform MoneyHash appointed Abdullah Khayat (LinkedIn) as Country Director and General Manager for Saudi Arabia, it said in a statement yesterday. Khayat brings over a decade of experience spanning fintech, financial services, retail, and the public sector, having led business development and partnerships at Unifonic. He also held senior roles at ABB, Siemens and Bupa Arabia, where he was responsible for driving growth and managing key relationships with government and enterprise clients.

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