WASHINGTON—The World Financial institution has appointed Johannes Zutt as the brand new Vice President for the South Asia Area, succeeding Martin Raiser. His appointment is efficient from July 1, 2025.
Because the regional Vice President for South Asia, Mr. Zutt will handle World Financial institution relations with Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, and oversee a portfolio of initiatives, technical help and monetary sources value $39 billion.
Below Mr. Zutt’s management, the World Financial institution will proceed to help the South Asia area to handle job creation, local weather and catastrophe resilience, human capital growth and personal capital mobilization.
A Dutch nationwide, Mr. Zutt joined the World Financial institution in 1999 and has taken positions of accelerating accountability. He has most lately served because the World Financial institution’s Nation Director for Brazil. Earlier than this he was the Director for Technique, Outcomes, Danger and Studying within the Operational Coverage and Nation Providers (OPCS) Vice Presidency. He has additionally served as Nation Director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, in addition to for Türkiye, Comoros, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles and Somalia.
“I’m delighted to see the robust growth progress that South Asia has achieved within the 10 years since I final labored within the area,” mentioned Mr. Zutt. “I sit up for this new alternative to contribute and to as soon as once more expertise the heat of the area’s folks and the richness of its cultures.”
Mr. Zutt has a B.A. and M.A. in Philosophy from the College of Toronto, a Regulation diploma from Harvard College, and a Doctorate in Philosophy from the College of Oxford.
Mr. Zutt shall be based mostly in New Delhi, India, which can function the brand new regional hub for the South Asia area, according to the World Financial institution’s decentralization to be nearer to purchasers and improve service supply.
