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Zawya
07-07-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Barclays names Khaled El Dabag and Walid Mezher co-CEOs for Middle East
DUBAI - Barclays has appointed Khaled El Dabag and Walid Mezher as co-CEOs for the Middle East region, it said in a statement on Monday. The two executives will be based in Dubai and report to Stephen Dainton, Barclays Bank's president and head of investment bank management. El Dabag, who joined Barclays in 2014, is the CEO and head of investment banking for the British banking group's Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, while Mezher has served as its MENA head of markets since 2017. "Bringing together senior leaders from our Investment Banking and Global Markets businesses will help further drive efficiency and collaboration in delivering one bank for our local and global clients," Dainton said in the statement, noting the Middle East is becoming and "increasingly important" region for the bank. (Reporting by Federico Maccioni; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
Bloomberg
07-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Barclays Bets on Middle East and Elevates Two Co-CEOs for Region
Barclays Plc elevated a pair of senior leaders to oversee its growing business in the Middle East in a move that shows the region's growing clout both on the global financial stage and within the bank. The London-based lender named Khaled El Dabag and Walid Mezher as joint chief executives for the Middle East, according to a statement. The two will continue to be based in Dubai and will now report to Stephen Dainton, head of investment bank management.
