Nairobi — The World Financial institution has appointed Mr. Qimiao Fan as the brand new Nation Director for Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, and Uganda, efficient September 1, 2024. Mr. Fan, who has over 35 years of expertise in improvement observe, will oversee the design and implementation of the World Financial institution’s help program to the 4 international locations that has an lively portfolio consisting of 102 tasks totaling $17.2 billion.
A Chinese language nationwide, Fan joined the World Financial institution in 1991 and has since held management positions in varied international locations and areas around the globe. Previous to taking over this project, he served as Nation Supervisor for Cambodia within the East Asia and Pacific Area; Nation Director for Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine within the Europe and Central Asia Area; Nation Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal within the South Asia Area; Director of Technique and Operations for the Equitable Development, Finance, and Establishments Vice Presidency; Director of Technique and Operations within the Workplace of the Managing Director for Growth Coverage and Partnerships; and most just lately, as Director for Strategic and Company Initiatives.
Previous to becoming a member of the World Financial institution, Fan labored as a researcher in improvement and transition economics on the London Faculty of Economics within the UK and as a coverage researcher at Jiangxi Institute of Finance and Economics in China. He additionally took go away from the World Financial institution and labored as a senior government together with as a CEO and a vice chairman of the board within the non-public sector in China for numerous years. Mr. Fan holds a PhD in Economics from the College of Birmingham, England. He has revealed on subjects associated to funding local weather, non-public sector improvement, finance, and transition economies.
Mr. Fan relies in Nairobi, Kenya.
