HSBC Private Bank appoints UAE lead + Emirates Biotech taps new COO

HSBC Private Bank tapped Feras Al Jaramani (LinkedIn) to lead its UAE operations, according to a press release. Jaramani previously served as the bank’s head of the UAE market for the Arab and Emirati segment, with this new expanded role bringing the UAE’s private banking teams under his leadership remit.

Jaramani has 25 years of experience within the financial services sector, including a tenure at Mashreq Bank as executive vice president of corporate and investment banking.

Dubai-based PLA biopolymers manufacturer Emirates Biotech appointed David Miller (LinkedIn) as chief operating officer as the firm continues to build out its operations, according to HR Today. The UAE is currently working to develop its biotech sector, including establishing a dedicated cluster to attract more R&D, drug manufacturing, and biotech commercialization.

About the new hire: Miller joins from US-based ABP Engineering, where he was vice president of operations. He brings three decades of engineering and manufacturing experience, including 18 years in biopolymer production, a key process in biotech operations.