People Moves
Emirates NBD Names Ex-Barclays Man As Treasurer
Emirates NBD, the leading banking Group in the region, has hired
Barclay's ex-regional treasurer for emerging markets and
Africa
with Barclays Bank, as new group treasurer.
Aazar Ali Khwaja starts immediately in the new role. He was
previously regional treasurer for emerging markets and Africa
with Barclays Bank, during which he also served as chairman of
the regional asset and liability management committee.
Aazar’s previous
roles also included MD and head of fixed income currency and
commodities in Citigroup's Central and Eastern European division,
group treasurer for Saudi Hollandi
(ABN Amro) Bank in Saudi Arabia, and MD Treasury for ABN
Amro/K&H Bank in
Hungary.
As at 30 June 2012, total assets of Emirates NBD were AED 298.4 billion (US$81.2 billion). The firm has Islamic banking, global markets & treasury, investment banking, private banking, asset management and brokerage operations.
