16/06/2009 00:00 AST

Rasmala, a Dubai-based regional investment banking firm, in a major revamp, has appointed Tamer Bazzari as the companys new chief executive officer.

Rasmala Investments founder Ali Al Shihabi had been the chief executive officer since its inception.

Annoucing the key changes in its senior ranks, the companys board of directors said Al Shihabi will now be the new executive chairman of the board. The board also announced the appointment of David Woods as the new chief operating officer.

Bazzari previously held the post of deputy chief executive officer having also served as the head of Investment Banking and as the chief financial officer of Rasmala.

Woods comes to Rasmala having previously held the position of chief operating officer of ABN-AMRO (Middle East).

Prior to this, Woods held the positions of chief executive officer of ABN-AMRO Securities (US) and chief executive officer of Alfred Berg Securities, a leading securities firm in Scandinavia.

With $1.2 billion of assets under management, Rasmala's core business activities include private equity, asset management, corporate finance and brokerage. It has regulated subsidiaries in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Oman.


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