Barclays Wealth appoints Fawaz R. Baba as Managing Director to its Middle East operations

He will report into Soha Nashaat, CEO of Barclays Wealth, Middle East and North Africa.

In his role as General Manager for the Dubai office, Fawaz Baba will be responsible for running the day-to-day business and further ensuring a high standard of performance, client interaction and achievement.

He brings with him a full array of expertise in fund development and client servicing which is complimented by several leadership positions held in various industry bodies.

Soha Nashaat, CEO Barclays Wealth, Middle East and North Africa, said:

"We are pleased to welcome Fawaz Baba to the Barclays Wealth team. We believe that he will add tremendous value - strengthening the day to day sales management process and creating efficiencies that will positively affect the level of service we provide to our clients. We look forward to his contribution in our continuing journey of growth."

Fawaz Baba possesses over 20 years of international banking experience. Prior to joining Barclays Wealth, he was a Principal at Investcorp Bank B.S.C. where he focused on exploring strategic relationships for co-investments in the firm's platform.

Before his time at Investcorp, Fawaz held other high level executive positions including Senior Vice President in HSBC-New York and Group Deputy CEO in Ahli United Bank-Bahrain where he specialized in the MENA region, addressing the regional business environment and local clients' needs.