Uganda’s Emmanuel Nyirinkindi has been appointed to a senior job at the World Bank is an endorsement for locally bred capabilities and professionals.
Nyirinkindi was last week appointed the vice president of Cross Cutting Solutions at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank group focusing on the private sector in developing countries.
The appointment was announced in a statement made by World Bank Group President David Malpass
Prior to his current appointment, he worked as the IFCs global director for Transaction advisory Services.
He joined IFC in 2006 as a Senior Investment Officer in South Africa He also worked as the Regional Manager of IFC’s Public-Private Partnerships Advisory Services for Africa.
Companies Rise or Fall on How Well They Renew Their Leaders“He has over 14 years of IFC experience, working mainly across infrastructure development…he brings over 25 years of experience in infrastructure and private sector development, including his pre-IFC career leading Uganda’s infrastructure reform program in the ministry of Finance,” Malpass, World Bank President.
In his new position, he will responsible for advancing the IFC programmes through identifying opportunities for collaboration, among other roles
Before joining IFC, Nyirinkindi worked for the Ministry of Finance where he was responsible for the introduction of PPPs in the electricity and railway sectors, and coordinated legal and regulatory reforms in the basic infrastructure sectors. He also previously worked in the petroleum products industry in Uganda and with Makerere University’s Faculty of Commerce.
Nyikirindi holds a Master’s in Business from the University of Kansas and a Bachelor of Commerce from Makerere University.
