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Management Team - Thierry Tanoh
THIERRY TANOH
Vice President, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Western Europe.
Thierry Tanoh, an Ivorian national, is IFC's Vice President for Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Western Europe, and a member of the Management Team. He is based in Johannesburg.Mr. Tanoh has been a Vice President since 2008. As VP, he has led IFC's strategy for the poorest and conflict-affected states and supported industry departments in agribusiness, general manufacturing and services, and health and education.
From 2004 he was IFC Associate Director and then Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, where he was a key player in the expansion of IFC's activities in the region. IFC's investment activity in Africa grew from $140 million in 2003 to $1.8 billion in 2009. As part of the regional management team, he was responsible for integrating IFC's investment and advisory business lines in the region. He also led the Africa team's initiative to scale up activities in conflict-affected economies.
Mr. Tanoh joined IFC in 1994 through the Young Professionals Program. He initially worked in the Asia Department and then specialized in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector, handling transactions in Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. He moved to Brazil in 2001 to focus on transactions in Latin America. Before becoming a manager, Mr. Tanoh was involved in business development, deal structuring, and processing of some of IFC's largest transactions.
Prior to joining IFC, Mr. Tanoh worked for a consulting firm in Paris and with the banking commission of the West African Central Bank in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Mr. Tanoh holds a French certified public accountant qualification and a Masters in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
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