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Ghana : ATLAS MARA appoints JOHN VITALO as CEO [TendersInfo (India)](TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Former Barclays chief Bob Diamond has poached an ex-senior colleague from the UK-based bank to lead Atlas Mara, a venture he is seeking to build into the major bank in sub-Saharan Africa. Atlas Mara said had appointed ex-U.S. marine John Vitalo as CEO. Vitalo started serving Barclays' Middle East and North Africa region as CEO in May 2009, and was in charge of building and leading Absa Capital, Barclays' African investment bank arm during the previous four years. Vitalo was appointed by Barclays in 2002 after serving Credit Suisse, where Diamond was his colleague. Atlas Mara is seeking to become Africa's major financial services firm by offering capital, liquidity and funding to banks in sub-Saharan Africa. (c) 2014 Euclid Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company |