National Bank of Bahrain has appointed Jean-Christophe Durand as its new chief executive, effective Dec. 1. Durand, a Bahraini national, takes over from current chief executive Abdul Razak al-Qassim who is retiring. Al-Qassim will continue working with the bank as an adviser to Durand until the end of December. Previously adviser to the chief executive of Bahraini sovereign fund Mumtalakat, Durand was the Middle East and Africa head of BNP Paribas before that.