Office of the Executive Director (EDS03)
United Kingdom

 
Gibbs, Alex

Alex Gibbs is head of the UK Delegation to the IMF and World Bank, and sits in both Boards as Executive Director. He oversees all areas of the Delegation's work.

Working under the direction of Alex Gibbs, Jens Larsen leads on the IMF side of UKDELs work.  He acts as alternate for Alex on all IMF matters, including Board attendance and representation vis-à-vis management, staff, board colleagues and domestic stakeholders.  He oversees country work on the IMF side, multilateral surveillance and the preparatory work on policy issues.  He is a member of UKDELs management team. 

Williams, Paul

Policy Responsibilities:
CODE; Conditionality; Country Systems; Development Economics; Development Effectiveness; Instruments; Matrix Management; OED; PEM/PFMA; Poverty Reduction & Economic Management; Procurement Policy; PRSPs; Research and Training; Safeguards; WDR; Gender; Healthcare; Human Development Network; nspection Panel; NGO Committee; NEPAD; AFDB; Africa Action Plan; LICUS; Fragile States

pwilliams@worldbank.org
pwilliams2@imf.org

Country Responsibilities
Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Equitorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome, Senegal, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

Policy Responsibilities:
Resources; Human Resources; IDA Policy and Resources; Personnel Committee; Development Committee; Strategic Planning; Budget Committee; Business Continuity; CODAM; ASDB; UN Relations; US Foreign Aid Policy; GEF; Small States  

hrab@worldbank.org
hrab@imf.org

Country Responsibilities
Argentina (SBA) (Bank only); Bangladesh (PRGF); Bhutan; Bolivia (SBA); Brazil (SBA) (Bank only); Cambodia; China (Bank only); Colombia (SBA); East Timor;
Ecuador (SBA); Fiji; Guyana (PRGF); India; Indonesia; Jamaica; Kiribati; Lao (PRGF); Maldives; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Myanmar; Nepal (PRGF); Pakistan (PRGF); Palau; PNG; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Sri Lanka (PRGF) (EFF); Tonga; Vanuatu; Vietnam (PRGF)

 
Pillai, Vijay 

Policy Responsibilities:
Audit Committee; Financial Products; IBRD Financial Policy; Risk Management; Bank/Fund Collaboration; Private Sector Development; Microfinance; IFC Strategy and Budget; ICSID; Infrastructure; MIGA Strategy and Budget; Trade; Climate Change; Voice; Extractive Industries; MICs; Investment Climate; Environment and Energy 

vpillai@worldbank.org
vpillai@imf.org

Country Responsibilities

Afghanistan; Albania (PRGF); Armenia (PRGF); Azerbaijan (PRGF); Belarus; Bosnia; Bulgaria (SBA); Croatia (SBA); Czech Rep.; Estonia; Georgia; Hungary; Kazakhstan; Kosovo; Kyrgyz Rep (PRGF); Latvia; Lithuania; Macedonia (SBA); Moldova; Mongolia (PRGF); Poland; Romania; Russia; Serbia & Montenegro (EFF);

Slovakia; Slovenia; Tajikistan (PRGF); Turkmenistan; Ukraine;Uzbekistan

 
Robinson, Hannah

Policy Responsibilities:
Emergency Financing Mechanism; CCL arrangement; Precautionary arrangements; PPM; Technical assistance; IMF Institute; Work prgramme; IMFC preparation; Biennial review of surveillance; Codes & standards, ROSCs; Monetary & fiscal policy frameworks; Transparency & publication; Early warning systems; Independent Evaluation Office; IMF external communications; HMT's annual report "UK and the IMF"; Strategic review. 

hrobinson@imf.org
hrobinson@worldbank.org

Country Responsibilities

Antigua & Barbuda; Argentina (IMF only)(SBA); Australia; Barbados; Belize; Brazil (IMF only)(SBA); Brunei; Canada; Chile; China/HK (IMF only); Costa Rica; Cuba; Dominican Republic (SBA); El Salvador; Grenada; Guatemala (SBA); Haiti; Honduras (PRGF); Japan; Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Nicaragua (PRGF); Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Singapore; Suriname; Thailand; Trinidad & Tobago; UK; Uruguay (SBA); US; Venezuela.

 
Farrant, Katie

Policy Responsibilities:
Quotas & liquidity; Net income & burden-sharing; Precautionary balances; Gold; SDRs; Access limits; Lending into arrears with private creditors; SRF arrangement;
WEO; WEMD; GFSR; FSAP; Debt Sustainability Analysis; Anti-money laundering;
vulnerability indicators; Debt restructuring: CACs, SDRM, PSI; Debt & reserves management; Capital controls; Capital a/c liberalisation  

kfarrant@imf.org
kfarrant@worldbank.org
 

Country Responsibilities

Aruba; Austria; Bahamas; Bahrain; Belgium; Cyprus; Denmark; Dominica (PRGF); Egypt; Euro Area; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Iceland; Iran; Iraq;
Ireland; Israel; Italy; Jordan (SBA); Kuwait; Lebanon; Luxembourg; Malta;Netherland Antilles; Netherlands; Norway; Oman; Portugal; Qatar; San Marino; Saudi Arabia; Spain; St Kitts; St Lucia; St Vincent; Sweden; Switzerland; Syria; Turkey (SBA); UAE; West Bank & Gaza; Yemen;

 
Thornton, Joseph

Policy Responsibilities:
Conditionality; Emergency assistance; Arrears; Miss-reporting; Post-conflict assistance; PRGF and PRSP issues; PRGF/HIPC financing & Trust account; Debt Relief (HIPC terms & conditions); IMF Quotas (voice aspects); Signalling & PSI; PRGF Shocks window; Trade liberalisation; IMF Annual report; Governance; Administrative and capital budgets; Staff compensation & pensions; Other staff benefits; Bank/Fund collaboration.

jthornton2@imf.or
jthornton@worldbank.org

Country Responsibilities

Algeria; Angola; Burkina Faso (PRGF); Burundi (PRGF); Cameroon (PRGF); CAR;
Chad; Comoros; Congo, Republic; Cote d'Ivoire (PRGF); DRC (PRGF); Eritrea;
Ethiopia (PRGF); Guinea (PRGF); Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar (PRGF); Morocco; Mozambique; Nigeria; Seychelles; Sierra Leone (PRGF); Somalia; South Africa; Sudan; Togo; Tunisia; Zambia