Barclays Wealth, the wealth management division of UK bank Barclays, has appointed Harry Martin as director for its international private banking team in the Middle East, media reports said.

Mr Martin will report into Soha Nashaat, chief executive of Barclays Wealth, Middle East and North Africa.

Mr Martin has been based in Dubai since joining Barclays Capital in 2006 as part of the MENA sales team. Prior to joining Barclays, he spent six years of his career with JP Morgan covering the Middle Eastern institutions for all equity, hybrid, and fund derivatives.