Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (“UBP”), one of the world’s largest family-owned private banks headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, announces the appointment of Fahd Iqbal as Head of Investment Services, Dubai, alongside the appointments of Joy Chammas and Mohammed Zaheer as Market Heads, Middle East, with immediate effect.
Fahd Iqbal has joined UBP from UBS, where he was CIO Middle East. Prior to UBS, he held similar roles at Credit Suisse, EFG Hermes, and Deutsche Bank. With extensive experience in global markets, he is based in Dubai and will lead on embedding the Global Investment Committee’s investment approach locally. He reports to Arfat Qayyum, Senior Executive Officer of the UBP Dubai office.
UBP has also appointed Joy Chammas as Market Head, Middle East. With extensive GCC private banking experience, Joy will focus on deepening client relationships and supporting growth across the Middle East, working across the bank’s capabilities to meet client needs.
Mohammed Zaheer has also been appointed Market Head, Middle East. Since joining UBP in 2015, Mohammed oversees a diversified client portfolio. His work has included supporting complex client arrangements across jurisdictions and leading client transitions following UBP’s buyout of Coutts International.
