IFC: New West and Central Africa director

The World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) has named Vera Songwe as regional director for West and Central Africa, based in Dakar. Songwe, a Cameroonian national who joined the World Bank Group in 1998, was previously World Bank country director for Senegal, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. Her appointment is effective from 1 July and she replaces Saran Kebet-Koulibaly, who joins IFC’s management team in Washington as vice-president for corporate sustainability and risk.