UBS today announces the appointment of Ali Janoudi, who will be responsible for the Saudi Arabia and Near East/Northern Africa Wealth Management business in Middle East, North Africa and Switzerland. As Head of Wealth Management SANENA (Saudi Arabia, Near East & North Africa), Ali Janoudi will also be responsible for leading UBS’s advisory office in Saudi Arabia and the bank’s Representative Offices in Lebanon and Egypt.
He will report to Anton Simonet, Head of Wealth Management, Middle East, Asia & Africa, and will be working closely with him on local strategy and on hiring activities on the ground and internationally.
Anton Simonet, Head of Wealth Management, Middle East, Asia & Africa said:
“We are delighted that Ali Janoudi has joined UBS. He has a distinguished career in wealth management in the Near East and Saudi Arabian markets and his appointment reinforces UBS’s strong commitment to our clients in these important markets.â€
Ali Janoudi was formerly Vice Chairman of Banque SBA in Paris and a member of the board of directors of the group Banque Libano-Française in Beirut. During his career, he worked for several years for Chase Manhattan Private Bank in Luxembourg and Geneva.
