World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick announced on
Thursday the appointment of Kristalina Georgieva as vice president
and corporate secretary, and Hasan Tuluy as vice president for
human resources.
Georgieva, a Bulgarian national, will take up her position on
March 10, 2008, and will head the corporate secretariat which
serves as interlocutor between the World Bank Board of executive
directors and bank management, according to a statement released by
the World Bank.
Georgieva, currently director for strategy and operations in the
World Bank Sustainable Development Network, joined the Bank in1993
as an environmental economist in the Europe and Central Asia
region.
Her other positions have included director for environment and
social development in the East Asia and Pacific Region and country
director for the Russian Federation.
Prior to joining the World Bank, Georgieva held a range of
academic and consulting positions in Bulgaria and the United
States. She holds a Ph. D in economics and an M. A. in political
economy and sociology from the University of National and World
Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Tuluy, a Turkish national and joined the World Bank in 1987 as
an economist in the Africa region, will take up his position on
March 11, 2008, said the statement.
Tuluy has held various positions in the Bank since that he
joined the bank, including senior environmental economist in the
Europe, Middle East and North Africa Region; principal country
officer for many African and Middle East nations.
He is currently chief operating officer of the World Bank
Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA).
Prior to joining the Bank, Tuluy worked as advisor to the
Ministries of Agriculture in Morocco, Tunisia, Madagascar, and
Guinea. He holds a Ph.D. in development economics/trade from the
Fletcher School, Tufts University.
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(Xinhua News Agency February 22, 2008)
