IN JUNE, CREDIT Suisse announced the departure of its chairman and former chief executive of the EMEA region. Michael Philipp had been at the Swiss bank for three years and was a member of its executive board for the duration. Philipp is leaving the bank to launch his own firm, focused on investment management and advisory services in the Middle East and Africa.
He is the latest and highest-profile example of a growing trend: the establishment of small, boutique-style institutions in the Middle East by senior managers of large banks.
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