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Abdul Qader al-Husriya has been appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Syria. He takes over from Maysa Sabreen, who was the first woman to hold the post and who was appointed as interim Governor following the ousting of the former President, Bashar al-Assad, last year.

Karim Souaid has been named as the new Governor of the Banque du Liban. He replaces Riad Salameh, who left in 2023 after 30 years in the post and who is currently awaiting trial for corruption. Wassim Mansouri served as the interim Governor pending the appointment of Souaid.

Veridos, the joint venture of Giesecke+Devrient and Bundesdruckerei, has announced the departure of its CEO, MarcJulian Siewert, who is moving on to become CEO of the G+D subsidiary secunet. His replacement is Bernd Kümmerle, currently G+D’s Managing Director of Banknote Solutions. The changes will come into effect in July.

Blanking manufacturer and powder technology provider Reischauer has appointed Thomas Koeninger as its new Managing Director. He was previously International Production Director at Bulmint.