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The London Stock Exchange has appointed 49-year-old David Schwimmer as its new CEO, starting on 1 August. He has been working for investment bank Goldman Sachs for the last 20 years
Tanzanian news media yesterday (1 May) announced that 37-year old Moremi Marwa has been appointed as the new CEO of the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. He is the first stockbroker to manage the securities exchange.
Standard Chartered has appointed pilot Diana Layfield as Regional Chief Executive Officer, Africa, from 22 June. The bank has operated in Africa for over 147 years and has over 6,000 staff in 14 countries.
Pan-African private equity specialist Emerging Capital Partners today announced that Andrew Brown is appointed Chief Investment Officer (CIO) in a new position. He will join the investment committee of the $613 million ECP Africa Fund III, which closed in June 2010 and has made 4 investments.