By Peter Uzoho
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has announced the appointment of Directors General for the East, Central and Southern Africa regions and Deputy Directors General for the East, Central, Northern, Southern and West Africa regions.
According to a statement, Serge N’Guessan, was appointed Director General, Central Africa Region.
As Director General, Serge will drive and ensure the operational efficiency,
effectiveness and overall health of the Bank’s portfolio across the Central Africa region.
He will also spearhead regional business development and investment, driving resource mobilisation across the countries under his remit and growing the business of the Bank significantly.
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The African Development Bank (AFDB) has appointed a Malawian economist Kennedy Mbekeani as Deputy Director General for the bank’s Southern Africa region.
Mbekeani: AfDB deputy director for the Southern African region
Mbekeani is among five deputy directors general AFDB has appointed for its east, central, northern, southern and west Africa regions.
The deputy directors general have been appointed along with three directors for east, central and southern Africa.
Profiles for the appointees have been included in a statement published on AFDB’s website, www.afdb.org.
According to the statement, Mbekeani is a seasoned development economist with over 20 years of senior level country and regional experience in development finance, project management, policy advisory services, and knowledge generation.
The African Development Bank Appoints Directors General and Deputy Directors General in Regional Offices
The African Development Bank Appoints Directors General and Deputy Directors General in Regional Offices
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Serge N’Guessan, Director General, Central Africa Region
As Director General, Central Africa, Serge will drive and ensure the operational efficiency, effectiveness and overall health of the Bank s portfolio across the Central Africa Region. He will also spearhead regional business development and investment, driving resource mobilization across the countries under his remit and growing the business of the Bank significantly.
Serge, a Canadian citizen, is a professional with over 30 years of experience in international development and portfolio management, who has held important representation roles within the Bank for almost 10 years.
AfDB Bank appoints new leadership in 4 regions in Africa
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The African Development Bank (AfDB), has announced the appointment of Directors Generals and their deputies for the East, Central, Western and Southern Africa regions.
Dr. Akinwumi A. Adesina, President of AfDB announced the appointments while expressing his confidence in the new appointees to achieve greater milestones in their new capacities.
The new appointments are as follows:
1. Serge N’Guessan, Director General, Central Africa Region
Serge will act in his capacity to drive and ensure the operational efficiency, effectiveness and overall health of the Bank’s portfolio across the Central Africa Region.
Serge N’Guessan, Director General, Central Africa Region
As Director General, Central Africa, Serge will drive and ensure the operational efficiency, effectiveness and overall health of the Bank s portfolio across the Central Africa Region. He will also spearhead regional business development and investment, driving resource mobilization across the countries under his remit and growing the business of the Bank significantly.
Serge, a Canadian citizen, is a professional with over 30 years of experience in international development and portfolio management, who has held important representation roles within the Bank for almost 10 years.
Serge has been the Deputy Director General, West Africa, since September 2018, where he built an effective and motivated team, working in the spirit of ¨One Bank¨ and improved the work processes in the Regional Office. Serge has been instrumental over the last 10 years in enhancing policy dialogue, socio-economic reforms, resource mobilization an