World Bank President Jim Yong Kim

Mr kim a former top health official and academic has been at the helm of the world bank since 2012 when he was tapped for the job by former us president barack obama.

World bank president jim yong kim. Juli 2012 bis 1. Leadership organization and history. 2019 bulgaria chief executive of the world. With 189 member countries staff from more than 170 countries and offices in over 130.

First world bank group president from south korea. Jim yong kim 1959 prior to being named world bank group president kims career revolved around health education and improving the lives of the poor. Jim yong kim ist ein suedkoreanisch us amerikanischer mediziner und medizinischer anthropologe. Malpass represented the united states in international settings including the g 7 and g 20.

Jim yong kim has announced he is stepping down as the head of the world bank in a move that sent shockwaves through the international aid community. Malpass previously served as under secretary of the treasury for international affairs for the united states. Jim yong kim korean. A physician and anthropologist kim previously served as the president of dartmouth college and held professorships at harvard medical school and the harvard school of public health.

His resignation will take effect from 1 february. World bank president jim yong kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post. In september 2016 the world bank group board unanimously reappointed kim to a second five year term as president beginning july 2017. Februar 2019 war er praesident der weltbank.

20122019 south korea united states korean american physician and anthropologist co founder of partners in health and 17th president of dartmouth college. World bank group president jim yong kim gives remarks on climate change at a press conference at the world economic forum in davos switzerland. On january 7 2019 he announced that he would be stepping down effective february 1 2019. Soon after he became president in july 2012 the organization established two goals.

Malpass atdavidmalpasswbg was selected as 13th president of the world bank group by its board of executive directors on april 5 2019. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid 19 coronavirus. Ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity for the bottom 40 percent of the population in developing countries. First world bank group president born in asia.

Born december 8 1959 also known as kim yong is a korean american physician and anthropologist who served as the 12th president of the world bank from 2012 to 2019. Kristalina georgieva acting.