Mashreq appoints new Director - Head of Debt Capital Markets and Syndicate

Our friends at Mashreq promoted Hassan Orooj (LinkedIn) to Director - Head of Debt Capital Markets (DCM) and Syndicate, according to a LinkedIn post. Orooj joined Mashreq in April 2022 as director of syndicate after a two-year stint at HSBC. He succeeds Aditya Kotibhaskar (LinkedIn), who now serves as Managing Director and CFO at UAE-based diversified investment holding company Al Khaleej Investment.

Agthia Group appointed Hala Hobeiche Katounas (LinkedIn) as acting CFO, replacing Sherif Elfaham (LinkedIn), who stepped down from the role, according to an ADX disclosure (pdf). Katounas currently serves as the company’s head of mergers and acquisitions.