Makram Azar was Chairman of Banking EMEA and Chairman of Barclays Bank PLC, MENA until January 2019 and is now Senior Advisor to Barclays.
Makram has recently founded Full Circle Capital, a global investment firm.
Makram Azar joined Barclays in September 2010 from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) where he was Managing director and Head of Middle East and North Africa. Prior to joining KKR, Makram had spent 18 years at Lehman Brothers, latterly as Managing Director, Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Chairman of Media Investment Banking Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Previously he led the Media, Consumer & Retail Investment Banking businesses of Lehman Brothers in EMEA, based in London.
Makram Azar holds a master’s degree in Management and Finance from École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Paris and a BA in Applied Economics from the University Paris-IX Dauphine.
Makram has recently founded Full Circle Capital, a global investment firm.
Makram Azar joined Barclays in September 2010 from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (KKR) where he was Managing director and Head of Middle East and North Africa. Prior to joining KKR, Makram had spent 18 years at Lehman Brothers, latterly as Managing Director, Global Head of Sovereign Wealth Funds and Chairman of Media Investment Banking Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Previously he led the Media, Consumer & Retail Investment Banking businesses of Lehman Brothers in EMEA, based in London.
Makram Azar holds a master’s degree in Management and Finance from École des Hautes Études Commerciales (HEC) in Paris and a BA in Applied Economics from the University Paris-IX Dauphine.
