Patrick Merville has been named the new CEO of Man Investments Middle East following the retirement of Antoine Massad, with effect from October 1.

Merville joined Man three years ago as deputy regional CEO and head of institutional business.

Before joining Man, Merville was a director at Merrill Lynch in London, where he spent six years, first as an institutional salesperson in emerging market equities and then in the hedge fund prime brokerage sales group.

Man, a global leader in alternative investments, was the first hedge fund provider to open a local office in the Middle East 22 years ago.-TradeArabia News Service