Middle Eastern neobroker amana has appointed Jack Saidy as the Director of Operations for Lebanon to bolster its presence in the region. Saidy brings over a decade of experience in financial markets to his new role. Previously, he was the Director at Advanced Markets, where he focused on training sales teams and fostering customer relationships.

Focussing on the Lebanese Market

According to the company's statement, his understanding of the Lebanese and MENA markets positions him well to drive amana's growth in the region. amana's platform offers access to over 5,500 assets, enabling customers to trade physical and leveraged US and MENA shares, commodities, currencies, and more.

Commenting about his appointment, Saidy: "amana offers a premium product with top-notch customer service, support, and ethical trading, filling a market gap in Lebanon. amana allows customers to trade all markets on their platform of choice (app, web, META), while providing 24/6 customer support from our office in downtown Beirut."

"Regulated by multiple entities, including CMA, amana takes additional measures beyond regulatory requirements to promote fair and ethical trading. From highlighting leveraged assets to providing world-class education for free within the app, amana promotes healthy trading and investing practices for the long-term benefit of its customers. This makes me proud to help bring amana to our customers in Lebanon, and fill this market gap."

About amana

Amana is a neobroker in the Middle East that provides traders and investors across the MENA region with direct access to global and regional financial markets. With offices in key locations like Beirut, Dubai, and Limassol, amana is regulated by several entities, including DFSA in the UAE, FCA in the UK, CYSEC CySEC The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is a financial regulatory authority of Cyprus. CySEC is one of the key watchdog authorities for brokerages in Europe, whose financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.Founded in 2001, CySEC is instrumental in providing licensing and registration for forex brokers and previously binary options providers.CySEC is responsible for a variety of different functions, which includes the supervision The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) is a financial regulatory authority of Cyprus. CySEC is one of the key watchdog authorities for brokerages in Europe, whose financial regulations and operations comply with the European MiFID financial harmonization law.Founded in 2001, CySEC is instrumental in providing licensing and registration for forex brokers and previously binary options providers.CySEC is responsible for a variety of different functions, which includes the supervision Read this Term in Europe, CMA in Lebanon, LFSA in Malaysia, and FSC in Mauritius.

Last December, amana appointed Haris Loucaides as the Chief Financial Officer. Loucaides succeeded Mazen Yazbeck, who held the CFO role for over 11 years, after his unexpected demise. Apart from the CFO role, Yazbeck led the firm’s human resource department. He joined amana in 2012 after dedicating more than ten years to GCC investment banks and audit firms.