According to Foresight News, Ava Labs has hired Khalid Dannish as its new head of the Middle East and North Africa region, with the main responsibility of accelerating development in the region. Khalid Dannish was previously vice president of JPMorgan Chase and Barclays Capital in London, CEO of FintechBay in Bahrain, and led the development of a licensed exchange in Dubai in the Middle East and North Africa.