Salama appoints Mohamed Ali Bouabane as CEO: Salama Islamic Arab Ins.Company appointed Mohamed Ali Bouabane (LinkedIn) as CEO, effective 21 March, the company said in a statement (pdf). Boubane replaces Walter Jopp, who resigned last year, and joins from New York-based ins. provider AIG, where he was CEO for over four years.

Silal names Dhafer Al Qasimi as CEO: Abu Dhabi-based food and agriculture technology company Silal appointed Dhafer Al Qasimi (LinkedIn) as CEO, according to a press release (pdf). Al Qasimi, who previously served as director at ADQ, brings extensive experience in supply chain resilience, resource optimization, and sustainability. He succeeds Salmeen Al Ameri, who will become Agthia Group’s CEO.

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) tapped Basit Saiyed (LinkedIn) as head of its wealth management division, according to a press release. Saiyed has just shy of 20 years of experience in wealth management and previously headed up HSBC’s Investments & Wealth Solutions for MENAT.

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