The news of his appointment, at the beginning of this month, to the post highly
Vice-President of the World Bank Group
human resources, a first for an African, is
not gone unnoticed, so much the Mauritanian asserts since 2015
as a central piece of the management device of the largest
development institution. In October 2015 already, Jim Yong Kim,
Chairman of the Group, used his skills to lead a
of the most sensitive departments, the Central Vice Presidency
responsible for ethics and professional conduct.
Vice-President of the World Bank Group
human resources, a first for an African, is
not gone unnoticed, so much the Mauritanian asserts since 2015
as a central piece of the management device of the largest
development institution. In October 2015 already, Jim Yong Kim,
Chairman of the Group, used his skills to lead a
of the most sensitive departments, the Central Vice Presidency
responsible for ethics and professional conduct.
Never aAfrican had been promoted to such levels of responsibility in
the space of 2 years, in an institution that employs more than ten thousand
people on 5 continents. Renowned for the quality of his
leadership and his mastery of operations, he had been appointed
2009 by World Bank staff “Best Manager”.
Born in Kaédi, southern Mauritania, Diagana has devoted his entire
professional life at the service of development, particularly in Africa
and the Middle East.
the space of 2 years, in an institution that employs more than ten thousand
people on 5 continents. Renowned for the quality of his
leadership and his mastery of operations, he had been appointed
2009 by World Bank staff “Best Manager”.
Born in Kaédi, southern Mauritania, Diagana has devoted his entire
professional life at the service of development, particularly in Africa
and the Middle East.
From Ivory Coast to Yemen, he has to hisactive management of several projects and development programswhich have had a positive impact on the lives of local people.
Graduate of the University of Dakar (Senegal), and School
National Administration and Judiciary of the same country, Mr
Diagana also took specialized courses at the Institute of
Economic Development of Sussex (United Kingdom) and Harvard
United States. IT inherits a department undergoing restructuring
especially to promote a culture of the performance of the
transparency and efficiency.
