Investcorp has appointed James Tanner as head of Placement and Relationship Management, and member of its Management Committee, based in Bahrain.

Reporting to Tanner are Investcorp’s three Gulf heads: Mazin Al Khatib, managing director and regional head of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates; Khalid Al Rumaihi, managing director and head of the Institutional Team; and Tim Mattar, managing director and regional head of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Qatar.

From 2005 to 2008 Tanner was managing director, Distribution and Alternatives at leading London-based investment house Morley Fund Management, now Aviva Investors, serving on the firm’s Executive Committee.

Investcorp’s Placement and Relationship Management (PRM) team is responsible for placement and fundraising for the firm’s alternative investment products, advising its investor base of prime institutions and top-tier high-net-worth individuals in the GCC countries of the Arabian Gulf and beyond. 

'At a time of unsettled market conditions, we are looking long-term: our ongoing investment in our fundraising and placement capabilities is fundamental for Investcorp, and Jim will play an important part in that process,” said Nemir A Kirdar, executive chairman and CEO of Investcorp.-TradeArabia News Service