UAE-based travel services provider dnata Travel Group made several new hires to kickstart the year, the company said in a statement. The company tapped:

  • Emirati citizen Amal Mohammed Ahmed — who previously led dnata’s Global Contact Center solutions, and held the role of vice president in HR shared services at the Emirates group — as divisional vice president of global operations;
  • Sébastien Doussin (LinkedIn) as senior vice president of global travel services & destination management, after leading the global ground services and destination management division;
  • and Andrés Uribe (LinkedIn) as senior manager of business support, after serving as global head of projects and strategy at the company for three years..

Imaging, print technologies, and services provider Canon appointed Shinichi ‘Sam’ Yoshida (Linkedin) as president and CEO for Canon Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), according to a press release (pdf). This comes following former Canon EMEA CEO Yuichi Ishizuka’s retirement after seven years in the role. Yoshida previously served as executive vice president and general manager of the marketing strategy unit and CEO of Canon Solutions America and Canon Financial Services.

DFSA-regulated alternative investment manager Global Partners appointed Bader Saeed Hareb (Linkedin) as its new managing partner, it said in a press release. Hareb already serves as executive chairman of the investment manager’s Property Fund II. He brings over 20 years of experience, particularly in investment and real estate sectors.

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