Shuaa Capital appoints three new hires to management team

Dubai-based investment platform Shuaa Capital tapped three new C-suite and senior leaders, according to a DFM disclosure (pdf). The new hires include Dominik Piotr as chief risk officer, Rami El Banna (LinkedIn) as head of marketing and investor relations, and Anil Dixit (LinkedIn) as head of asset management.

REMEMBER- Earlier this month, Shuaa named Nabil Al Rantisi (LinkedIn) as group CEO — as part of a broader restructuring of the firm’s management team after substantial losses in 2023. Previous acting CEO Wafik Ben Mansour (LinkedIn) took up a senior advisory role on the board after bringing the firm back to profitability.

Pinsent Masons appoints new corporate partner in Dubai: London-based law firm Pinsent Masons tapped partner William Reichert (LinkedIn) to join its Dubai-based corporate team, effective since 1 September, according to a company statement.

Reichert brings over 25 years of experience specializing in private, mid-market M&A transactions, ranging from seed investments for startups to multi-bn USD acquisitions for multinational firms. He also has extensive regional experience, having led the Middle East corporate practice at Charles Russell Speechlys for six years, following nearly a decade at K&L Gates.

Klay taps new head of structured investments: Dubai-headquartered financial services firm Klay appointed Ahmad Chaudry (LinkedIn) as global head of structured investments and derivatives, according to a post on LinkedIn. Chaudry brings over 20 years of experience in global investment banking, and previously held senior positions at institutions such as UBS, NatWest Markets, and HSBC Investment — including a dual-role as co-head of APAC global markets structuring and head of global markets platform solutions at UBS Investment Bank in Hong Kong. He also previously held the role of head of EMEA Global Markets Solutions Structuring at UBS in London for eight years.