JANUS HENDERSON APPOINTS BARAA AMIR AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR MEA REGION
Saudi national Baraa Amir has been appointed Executive Director at Janus Henderson for the MEA region and will be based in the Dubai International Financial Centre.
Janus Henderson Group is a leading global active asset manager dedicated to helping clients define and achieve superior financial outcomes through differentiated insights, disciplined investments, and world-class service.
Reinforcing its commitment to the MEA region and the GCC, Janus Henderson has announced the appointment of a new Executive Director and the opening of a new office at ADGM in Abu Dhabi, as the leading global active asset manager continues to enhance the level of service and support for its regional partners.
Saudi national Baraa Amir has been appointed Executive Director at Janus Henderson for the MEA region and will be based in the Dubai International Financial Centre. Amir brings more than a decade of experience gained working at Sanabil Investments, the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and subsidiary of the PIF based out of Riyadh, and Methak Investment Holding, a prominent Saudi family office based out of Jeddah. Amir’s experience is cultivated around portfolio construction, strategic asset allocation, and investment due diligence and he has been appointed to focus on expanding the firm’s presence in the region, particularly in the GCC. This includes building strategic partnerships with sophisticated sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and prominent family offices, while spearheading the development of tailored investment solutions in the region.
Amir is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a Master of Science in Finance from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, US. His past roles include Head of the International Portfolio at Methak Investment Holding, and prior to that he was a senior investment analyst at Sanabil Investments contributing to the management of multi-asset portfolios and overseeing global investment opportunities.
This marks the second major executive appointment announced by Janus Henderson in recent years. In December 2023, Janus Henderson announced it had bolstered its business in the Middle East with the appointment of Marwan AlSaleh as Senior Advisor to the firm.
Janus Henderson has also announced the official opening of its new office in the UAE Capital, as strong GDP growth and investor confidence continue to enhance ADGM’s growing global significance.
Janus Henderson Emerging Markets Private Investments, the former NBK Capital Partners team, is based in the Abu Dhabi office from where it will manage four private credit and private equity strategies investing in emerging markets, mainly in the GCC and the wider MENA markets. This is Janus Henderson’s second office in the region after opening its first office in Dubai in 2012.
