Lazard hires former Tadawul chair to manage MENA advisory unit

RIYADH: Financial services company Lazard has hired the former chair of the Saudi Stock Exchange Sarah Al-Suhaimi as the chair of its financial advisory business in the Middle East and North Africa to boost its bank’s regional operations.

Al-Suhaimi will also be the chair of Lazard’s Saudi Arabia unit, Bloomberg reported citing a statement.

With a career spanning over 20 years in the financial industry, Al-Suhaimi was named Tadawul chair in 2017 and served as the CEO of SNB Capital.

She also held various roles at Saudi investment bank Jadwa Investment.