Middle East Business: Teneo appoints Ghassan Nassief as Managing Director – Gulf Digital News

Middle East Business: Teneo appoints Ghassan Nassief as Managing Director – Gulf Digital News

Teneo, the global CEO advisory firm, has appointed Ghassan Nassief as a Managing Director to lead the expansion of its Financial Advisory practice in Saudi Arabia.

Teneo currently advises a wide range of Saudi organizations, including corporates, banks, giga-projects, and government-related entities across its decade of operating in the Kingdom. The appointment of Nassief signals Teneo’s continued commitment to supporting growth in the Kingdom.

Nassief brings to the position over 20 years of experience in the regional financial sector. Over the past 20 years, Nassief has held senior roles in leading financial institutions across the Gulf region, including at Swicorp, Emirates Islamic Bank, Saudi Hollandi Bank, Bank Albilad, SABB, and Banque Saudi Fransi.

Nassief is the latest addition to Teneo’s senior regional team which has recently seen the appointments of financial restructuring veterans Matthew Wilde and Elie Fakhoury and their growing team, along with senior management consultant Tim Peters.

Teneo has also recently hired two further senior members to its regional Strategy & Communications business, Rob Shorthouse and James Fearnley-Marr. This brings the team’s total professionals in the region to nearly 100 people. Further hires will follow throughout the year.

Commenting on his appointment, Nassief said: “There are few countries with a roadmap for development