World Bank President Jim Yong Kim

First world bank group president born in asia.

World bank president jim yong kim. Learn how the world bank group is helping countries with covid 19 coronavirus. Mr kim 59 was not. World bank president jim yong kim has made the surprise announcement that he is stepping down after six years in the post. On january 7 2019 he announced that he would be stepping down effective february 1 2019.

Jim yong kim atjimyongkim md phd is the former president of the world bank group leaving office on january 31 2019. Soon after he became president in july 2012 the organization established two goals. World bank group president jim yong kim gives remarks on climate change at a press conference at the world economic forum in davos switzerland. 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.

2019 bulgaria chief executive of the world. Juli 2012 bis 1. 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. His resignation will take effect from 1 february.

With 189 member countries staff from more than 170 countries and offices in over 130. Jim yong kim korean. Malpass previously served as under secretary of the treasury for international affairs for the united states. Malpass atdavidmalpasswbg was selected as 13th president of the world bank group by its board of executive directors on april 5 2019.

Februar 2019 war er praesident der weltbank. Ending extreme poverty by 2030 and boosting shared prosperity for the bottom 40 percent of the population in developing countries. 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. Jim yong kim ist ein suedkoreanisch us amerikanischer mediziner und medizinischer anthropologe.

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. 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. In september 2016 the world bank group board unanimously reappointed kim to a second five year term as president beginning july 2017. Kristalina georgieva acting.

Leadership organization and history. 20122019 south korea united states korean american physician and anthropologist co founder of partners in health and 17th president of dartmouth college.