JPM sales head Sykes exits

Andrew Sykes, head of business development for J.P. Morgan's Middle East and North African business, has left the firm.

Sykes has previously held sales roles at Standard Life Investments and Fidelity Investments. He joined JPM in February 2006 as a client relationship manager, later becoming head of business development for the firm's MENA business. In the role, Sykes was tasked with expanding JPM's asset management business across the region. A spokesperson for JPM said Sykes has left the firm to pursue a new opportunity outside of the industry.