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Bank of Singapore makes six new hires for its Dubai branch

January 27, 2025

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Bank of Singapore has expanded its Middle East business with six new hires in its Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) branch, according to a statement.

Zeena Abou Elnaja joins the bank’s investment advisory team after previously working at Julius Baer and Standard Chartered.

Mehvish Ayub has been appointed as a Senior Specialist covering managed solutions and alternatives in the region. She was most recently Head of Investment Strategies for MENA at State Street Global Advisors.

Brandon Chee was named as a Product Specialist for Equity and Structured Products Advisory. He has over 15 years of experience in Asia with banks such as OCBC and CIMB.

Anish Mehta was also named as a Product Specialist on the FX advisory desk. He has over 15 years of FX, commodities and derivatives experience, and will relocate from Rabobank in London where he was a director on the FX and commodities desk.

Yasmine Omari as Head of Wealth Planning. Omari was most recently a Senior Manager at Ernst & Young where she provided advice to ultra-high net worth families on family governance, succession planning and mediations. She previously worked at PwC and Deloitte.

Fatima Al Zadjali will also join as Director, Marketing and Communications. She previously worked at Habib Bank AG Zurich, Standard Chartered and Mashreq Bank.

Middle East Ambitions

The latest hires are part of Bank of Singapore’s ongoing ambitions to grow its Middle East business. The Singaporean private bank is also preparing for its upcoming Global CIO (chief investment office) Advisory Summit in Dubai in February after the inaugural event was held in Singapore last year.