International Finance Corp. (IFC) named Sarvesh Suri as regional vice president for Asia and the Pacific to lead investment and advisory operations across the region.
Suri brings 25 years of global investment experience to the role and will focus on mobilizing private sector capital to address development challenges and create jobs from India to the Pacific Islands.
The appointment comes as the organization strengthens its regional leadership with two new division directors.
World Bank Group director Keiko Miwa will manage South West Asia and Pacific Islands from Jakarta, while World Bank Group director Arnaud Dupoizat will oversee East Asia from Hong Kong starting Feb. 1.
Suri will be based in Singapore and oversee teams designing solutions in agribusiness, manufacturing, infrastructure and natural resources.
He previously served as IFC regional industry director for infrastructure and natural resources in Johannesburg and spent six years as Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency director of operations.
