The new hire will also be the senior executive officer of the Dubai International Finance Center.

BNP Paribas Wealth Management has appointed Masroor Batin as chief executive of its Middle East and Africa operation (MEA), and senior executive officer of the Dubai International Finance Center (DIFC).

In his new role, Batin will be based in BNP Paribas’ Dubai office, reporting hierarchically to Hubert Musseau, CEO of BNP Paribas Wealth Management Switzerland and emerging markets and functionally to Jacques Michel, head of MEA region.

As part of his appointment, Masroor will also join BNP Paribas’ MEA executive committee, wealth management Switzerland executive committee and the international markets executive committee.

Masroor joined BNP Paribas Wealth Management in 2014 as managing director and head of NRI (non-resident Indian) and international, as well as leading wealth management teams in Hong Kong and Singapore.

“MEA is a strategic growth market for BNP Paribas Wealth Management,” said Musseau. “Masroor will head the development of this clientele supported by a local and international team, which are hosted in the Region as well as Switzerland, Luxembourg and Singapore. The recruitment of a new and strengthened sales force will also be a key success factor to develop the business in a region with a great potential.”

This publication has contacted the firm to see if this is a new role, and will update in due course.

In March, WealthBriefing reported that BNP Paribas had appointed Vikas Jaidka as the new head of NRI clients.