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30 July 2008 - Tara Loader Wilkinson

SG Hambros beefs up in the Middle East

SG Hambros, part of SG Private Banking, bolstered its Middle East private banking desk with the hire of a senior private banker, as the latest private bank to strengthen operations in the region.

The bank, which is owned by French bank Société Générale, hired Mayssoun Habra as senior private banker in the Middle East as part of a continuing expansion.

She will report to Phil McIlwraith, group commercial director at SG Hambros, and Patrick Thiriet, global market manager for the Middle East.

Mayssoun Habra joins from the National Bank of Dubai, London, where she was most recently manager private banking and manager UK real estate in the private office.

Tags: Mayssoun Habra , Middle East , SG Hambros

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