WORLD BANK GROUP
(TO ALL GOVERNORS AND ALTERNATE GOVERNORS)
September 27, 2024
This refers to the ongoing process of the 2024 Regular Election of Executive Directors of
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Bank). Further to the procedures
circulated on August 28, 2024, the nomination period for the election of Executive Directors of
the Bank closed on September 25, 2024. As a result, the election process is now launched.
Attached is a document describing the process of election along with the list of nominees
(Annex A) and a ballot form (Annex B). Also attached for your reference is the current
composition of the constituencies of the Board of Executive Directors of the Bank (Annex C).
It would be greatly appreciated if you could elect online through the Governors' Portal,
which can be accessed at http://governorsportalext.worldbank.org. Currently, we are accepting
signed Election Ballots transmitted by email to
[email protected]. All Election
Ballots must be received by the Corporate Secretariat no later than 12:00 p.m., Washington, DC
time, on Friday, October 25, 2024, at which time the voting will close.
Sincerely,
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Sajjad Shah
Acting Vice President and Corporate Secretary
Attachments
Election Process for the 2024 Regular Election of Bank Executive Directors
Annex A: List of Persons Nominated for Election as Executive Directors of the Bank
Annex B: Election Ballot Form "B"
Annex C: Current Constituencies of the Board of Executive Directors
1818 HStreet, NW• Washington, DC20433 • USA
Attachment
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
ELECTION PROCESS FOR THE
2024 REGULAR ELECTION OF BANK EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
1. In accordance with the procedures for the 2024 Regular Election of Executive Directors of the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (Bank), the nomination period for the election
of Executive Directors of the Bank closed on September 25, 2024.
2. Under the Articles of Agreement of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the
International Development Association (IDA), the elected Executive Directors of the Bank will serve
ex officio as members of the Board of Directors of IFC and the Board of Executive Directors of IDA.
3. Any country which does not have its vote recorded during the election will not be
represented formally by any Executive Director during the next two years.
4. (a) The balloting period will be from Friday, September 27, 2024, through 12:00 p.m.,
Washington, DC time, on Friday, October 25, 2024.
(b) Governors are kindly requested to elect their candidates, as soon as possible, either online
through the Governors’ Portal, which can be accessed at http://governorsportalext.worldbank.org, or
via email attachment, to be sent to
[email protected]. All Election Ballots must be
received by the Vice President and Corporate Secretary no later than the above deadline.
5. Counting of votes will be done in the presence of tellers. Upon completion of the balloting and
the tally for the election, the names of the elected Board members shall be announced on
Friday, October 25, 2024.
Annex A
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
2024 Regular Election of Bank Executive Directors
List of Persons Nominated for Election as Executive Directors of the Bank
Nominee Country
Zainab S. AHMED Nigeria
Abdulaziz AL MULLA Kuwait
Abdelhak BEDJAOUI Algeria
Matteo BUGAMELLI Italy
Marcos CHILIATTO Brazil
Nathalie FRANCKEN Belgium
Olga FUENTES Chile
Parameswaran IYER India
Zarau Wendeline KIBWE Tanzania
Roman MARSHAVIN Russian Federation
Beatrice MASER Switzerland
Robert NICHOLL Australia
Sigrún RAWET Sweden
Katharine RECHICO Canada
Eugene RHUGGENAATH Netherlands
Suhail SAEED Saudi Arabia
Wempi SAPUTRA Indonesia
Teresa SOLBES CASTRO Spain
Harold TAVARES Cabo Verde
Annex B
INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT B
ELECTION BALLOT1
2024 Regular Election of Bank Executive Directors
Member Country of Person Voting ________________________________________________
Please Print
I Cast My ballot for ________________________________________________
Please Print the Name of the Candidate
Name of Person Voting2 ______________________________________________
Please Print
Signature of Person Voting ______________________________________________
____________________
Date
1. Governors are kindly requested to vote online through the Governors’ Portal, which can be accessed at
http://governorsportalext.worldbank.org. We are currently accepting signed Election Ballots transmitted by email to
[email protected].
Election Ballots must be received no later than 12:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, on Friday, October 25, 2024.
2. Must be signed by the duly accredited Governor of the Bank, or in his/her absence, the duly accredited Alternate Governor of the
Bank.
Annex C
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INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
CURRENT CONSTITUENCIES OF THE BOARD OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Executive Director Appointed by:
Arnaud BUISSÉ France
Junhong CHANG China
Velavan GNANENDRAN United Kingdom
Hideaki IMAMURA Japan
Michael KRAKE Germany
VACANT United States
Executive Director Elected by the votes of:
Ernesto ACEVEDO Costa Rica Mexico
(Mexico) El Salvador Nicaragua
Guatemala Spain
Honduras
Abdulaziz AL MULLA Bahrain + Maldives
(Kuwait) Egypt, Arab Republic of Oman
Iraq Qatar +
Jordan United Arab Emirates
Kuwait Yemen, Republic of
Lebanon
Abdoul Salam BELLO Benin Gabon
(Niger) Burkina Faso Guinea
Cabo Verde Guinea-Bissau
Cameroon Madagascar
Central African Republic Mali
Chad Mauritania
Comoros Mauritius
Congo, Democratic Republic of Niger
Congo, Republic of Sao Tome and Principe
Cote d'Ivoire Senegal
Djibouti Togo
Equatorial Guinea
Matteo BUGAMELLI Albania Portugal
(Italy) Greece San Marino +*
Italy Timor-Leste
Malta +
Marcos CHILIATTO Brazil Panama
(Brazil) Colombia Philippines
Dominican Republic Suriname +
Ecuador Trinidad and Tobago
Haiti
Hayrettin DEMIRCAN Austria Kosovo
(Türkiye) Belarus + Luxembourg
Belgium Slovak Republic
Czechia Slovenia
Hungary Türkiye
Ayanda DLODLO Angola South Africa
(South Africa) Nigeria
Param IYER Bangladesh India
(India) Bhutan Sri Lanka
Seong-Wook KIM Australia New Zealand
(Republic of Korea) Cambodia Palau
Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Korea, Republic of Samoa
Marshall Islands Solomon Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of Tuvalu
Mongolia Vanuatu
Nauru *+
Corporate Secretariat
September 27, 2024
Annex C
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INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
CURRENT CONSTITUENCIES OF THE BOARD OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Executive Director Elected by the votes of:
Roman MARSHAVIN Russian Federation
(Russian Federation) Syrian Arab Republic
Beatrice MASER Azerbaijan Switzerland
(Switzerland) Kazakhstan Tajikistan
Kyrgyz Republic Turkmenistan +
Poland Uzbekistán
Serbia
Floribert NGARUKO Botswana Namibia +
(Burundi) Burundi Rwanda
Eritrea Seychelles +
Eswatini Sierra Leone
Ethiopia Somalia
Gambia, The South Sudan
Kenya Sudan
Lesotho Tanzania
Liberia Uganda
Malawi Zambia
Mozambique Zimbabwe
Daniel PIERINI Argentina Paraguay
(Argentina) Bolivia Peru
Chile Uruguay +
Sigrún RAWET Denmark Latvia
(Sweden) Estonia Lithuania
Finland Norway
Iceland Sweden
Katharine RECHICO Antigua and Barbuda + Guyana
(Canada) Bahamas, The Ireland
Barbados Jamaica +
Belize St. Kitts and Nevis
Canada St. Lucia
Dominica St. Vincent and the Grenadines *
Grenada
Eugene RHUGGENAATH Armenia Moldova
(Netherlands) Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro
Bulgaria Netherlands
Croatia North Macedonia
Cyprus Romania
Georgia Ukraine
Israel
Suhail SAEED Saudi Arabia
(Saudi Arabia)
Wempi SAPUTRA Brunei Darussalam + Nepal
(Indonesia) Fiji Singapore
Indonesia Thailand
Lao People's Democratic Republic Tonga
Malaysia Viet Nam
Tauqir SHAH Algeria Morocco
(Pakistan) Ghana Pakistan
Iran, Islamic Republic of Tunisia
Libya
Afghanistan, Myanmar, and Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela did not participate in the 2022 Regular Elections of
Executive Directors.
* Not a member of IFC.
+ Not a member of IDA.
Corporate Secretariat
September 27, 2024
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TO ALL GOVERNORS AND ALTERNATE GOVERNORS OF THE INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT:
Please find attached a copy of the election package for the 2024 Regular Election of Executive Directors. This package includes a Bank Election Ballot that should be completed and submitted by the Governor, or in his/her absence, the Alternate Governor. All ballots must be received by the Corporate Secretariat no later than 12:00 p.m., Washington, DC time on Friday, October 25, 2024, at which time the election process will close.
Governors are kindly requested to elect their candidates online through the Governors’ Portal at http://governorsportalext.worldbank.org <http://governorsportalext.worldbank.org/> . Currently, we are accepting signed Election Ballots transmitted by email to
[email protected] <mailto:
[email protected]> .
Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of assistance.
Best regards,
Corporate Secretariat
World Bank Group
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