Contacts:
In Washington: Gabriela Aguilar (202) 473-6768
gaguilar2@worldbank.org
Stevan Jackson (202) 458-5054
sjackson@worldbank.org
WASHINGTON, October 31, 2007 – Pamela Cox, World Bank Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean, announced today the appointment of two new country directors for the region to head the units of Central America —Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, Panama and Costa Rica—and the Caribbean.
“The new Country Directors were selected through the World Bank wide competitive managerial selection process. They will work closely with partner countries to provide innovative solutions that respond to their specific development challenges,” said Ms. Cox. Country Directors are in charge of the World Bank local programs.
The new Country Director for Central America is Laura Frigenti, an Italian national. Ms. Frigenti joined the Bank in 1994 as a consultant in the Population and Human Development Division of the Eastern Africa Department. Since then, she has held several positions, the most recent one being Sector Manager for Human Development responsible for Eastern and Central Africa. Ms. Frigenti also has experience in Latin America. Her new position will be effective on January 1st, 2008.
Yvonne Tsikata was appointed as Country Director for the Caribbean (Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, OECS Member States, Suriname and Trinidad & Tobago). Ms. Tsikata, a Ghanaian national, joined the Bank in August 1991 as a Young Professional. Her most recent assignment in the organization was Sector Manager in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management in the Africa Region. Ms. Tsikata’s appointment will be effective on November 1st, 2007.
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For more information on the World Bank’s work in Latin America and the Caribbean, please visit: http://www.worldbank.org/lac
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