Departments and Country Offices

Office of the President (OPR)

Takehiko NAKAO (Mr) President   E-mail

Vacant

Managing Director General

Office of the Vice-Presidents

Bambang SUSANTONO (Mr)Vice-President (Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development)   E-mail

Wencai ZHANG (Mr)Vice-President (Operations 1)   E-mail

Stephen P. GROFF (Mr)Vice-President (Operations 2)   E-mail

Diwakar GUPTA (Mr)Vice-President (Private Sector and Cofinancing Operations)   E-mail

Deborah STOKES (Ms)Vice-President (Administration and Corporate Management)   E-mail

Ingrid VAN WEES (Ms)Vice-President (Finance and Risk Management)   E-mail

Administrative Services, Office of (OAS)

Provides administrative support to help management and staff enhance workplace effectiveness. More on Institutional Procurement | Information request

VacantPrincipal Director

Makoto OJIRO (Mr)Director, Facilities and Asset Management Division   E-mail

Qifeng ZHANG (Mr)Director, Institutional Services Division   E-mail

Andrew CLINTON (Mr)Advisor and Head, Organizational Resilience Unit   E-mail

VacantAdvisor and Head, Procurement and Contracts Administration Unit

Anticorruption and Integrity, Office of (OAI)

Is the designated point of contact for allegations of fraud or corruption pertaining to ADB-financed activities or staff members. More on Anticorruption and Integrity | Report fraud and corruption

Clare WEE (Ms)Head   E-mail

David BINNS (Mr)Director, Investigations Division   E-mail

Auditor General, Office of (OAG)

Undertakes financial, administrative, and information systems audits; provides assistance to external auditors; and liases with international organizations and anticorruption.

Hock Chye ONG (Mr)Auditor General   E-mail

Joy MACAISA-VIRAY (Ms)Assistant Auditor General   E-mail

Budget, Personnel, and Management Systems Department (BPMSD)

Provides advice and services in budget, staff position management, human resources, staff development, benefits, and compensation. More on Careers

Toshio OYA (Mr)Director General   E-mail

Dayalini MENDIS (Ms)Deputy Director General   E-mail

Eugenue ZHUKOV (Mr)Senior Advisor   E-mail

Vicky TAN (Ms)Director, Budget and Management Services Division   E-mail

Matthew DRAGE (Mr)Director, Compensation, Benefits, and Pension Division   E-mail

Muhammad Ehsan KHAN (Mr)Director, HR Business Partners Division   E-mail

Makoto KUBOTA (Mr)Director, HR Operations and Health Division   E-mail

Edna DIEZ (Ms)Director, HR Policy and Program Division   E-mail

Chia-Hsin HU (Ms)Advisor and Head, Unit for Institutional Coordination   E-mail

Central and West Asia Department (CWRD)

Covers operations in Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

Sean O'SULLIVAN (Mr)Director General   E-mail

Hong WEI (Mr)Deputy Director General   E-mail

Chin Choon FONG (Mr)Senior Advisor, Public–Private Partnership   E-mail

Werner LIEPACH (Mr)Senior Advisor   E-mail

VacantDirector, Energy Division

Akmal SIDDIQ (Mr)Director, Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Division   E-mail

Rainer HARTEL (Mr)Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division   E-mail

Safdar PARVEZ (Mr)Director, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division   E-mail

Rie HIRAOKA (Ms)Director, Social Sector Division   E-mail

Dong-Soo PYO (Mr)Director, Transport and Communications Division   E-mail

Yong YE (Mr)Director, Urban Development and Water Division   E-mail

Nianshan ZHANG (Mr)Advisor and Head, Portfolio, Results, Safeguards, and Gender Unit   E-mail

Cofinancing Operations, Office of (OCO)

Acts as ADB's focal point for planning, promoting, and arranging cofinancing for ADB projects. More on Cofinancing Partnerships

Kai PREUGSCHAT (Mr)Head   E-mail

Tatsuya KANAI (Mr)Senior Advisor   E-mail

Sujata GUPTA (Ms)Director   E-mail

Compliance Review Panel, Office of the (OCRP)

Provides support to ADB's independent Compliance Review Panel which, upon request by affected persons, investigates ADB's compliance with its operational policies and procedures in the formulation, processing, or implementation of an ADB-financed project. More on the Compliance Review Panel | Contact

Dingding TANG (Mr)Chair   E-mail

Controller's Department (CTL)

Maintains accounting policy and systems, prepares financial reports, and authorizes loan, technical assistance, grants, disbursements, and other payments.

Chai Sun KIM (Ms)Controller   E-mail

Setijo BOENTARAN (Mr)Assistant Controller, Accounting Division   E-mail

Neil WALLACE (Mr)Assistant Controller, Loan Administration Division   E-mail

VacantAssistant Controller, Trust Fund and Administrative Expense Division

East Asia Department (EARD)

Covers operations in the People's Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Republic of Korea; Mongolia; and Taipei,China

Indu BHUSHAN (Mr)Director General   E-mail

M. Teresa KHO (Ms)Deputy Director General   E-mail

Ashok BHARGAVA (Mr)Director, Energy Division   E-mail

Qingfeng ZHANG (Mr)Director, Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division   E-mail

Ying QIAN (Mr)Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Regional Cooperation Division   E-mail

Robert GUILD (Mr)Director, Transport and Communications Division   E-mail

Sangay PENJOR (Mr)Director, Urban and Social Sectors Division   E-mail

Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department (ERCD)

Conducts rigorous data analysis and strong database development and management. More on Data and Research | More on Regional Cooperation and Integration | Information request

Yasuyuki SAWADA (Mr)Chief Economist and Director General   E-mail

Juzhong ZHUANG (Mr)Deputy Chief Economist and Deputy Director General   E-mail

Noritaka AKAMATSU (Mr)Senior Advisor, Financial Cooperation and Integration   E-mail

Avonechith SIACKHACHANH (Ms)Senior Advisor   E-mail

Rana HASAN (Mr)Director, Development Economics and Indicators Division   E-mail

Edimon GINTING (Mr)Director, Economic Analysis and Operational Support Division   E-mail

Joseph Ernest ZVEGLICH, Jr. (Mr)Director, Macroeconomics Research Division   E-mail

Cyn-Young PARK (Ms)Director, Regional Cooperation and Integration Division   E-mail

External Relations, Department of (DER)

Provides leadership, resources, and strategies for communicating with internal and external audiences. More on Media Contacts | More on permission to use ADB Publications |  Contact the Publishing Team

Satinder BINDRA (Mr)Principal Director   E-mail

Omana NAIR (Ms)Director   E-mail

General Counsel, Office of the (OGC)

Handles all legal aspects of operations and activities, including providing legal advice.

Christopher STEPHENS (Mr)General Counsel   E-mail

Ramit NAGPAL (Mr)Deputy General Counsel   E-mail

Kori EMZITA (Ms)Assistant General Counsel   E-mail

Damien EASTMAN (Mr)Assistant General Counsel   E-mail

Ashraf MOHAMMED (Mr)Assistant General Counsel   E-mail

John VERSANTVOORT (Mr)Assistant General Counsel   E-mail

Independent Evaluation Department (IED)

Helps ADB continuously improve its development effectiveness and accountability to stakeholders. More on Independent Evaluation

Marvin TAYLOR-DORMOND (Mr)Director General   E-mail

Veronique SALZE-LOZAC'H (Ms)Deputy Director General   E-mail

Walter KOLKMA (Mr)Director, Thematic and Country Division   E-mail

Nathan SUBRAMANIAM (Mr)Director, Sector and Project Division   E-mail

Information Systems and Technology, Office of (OIST)

Manages ADB's automated information systems and telecommunication services.

Shirin HAMID (Ms)Principal Director   E-mail

Pierre PASSIN (Mr)Director, Infrastructure and Communications Division   E-mail

VacantDirector, Solutions Delivery Division

VacantDirector, Technology Division

Alain DUMINY (Mr)Advisor and Head, IT Governance and Portfolio Management Unit   E-mail

Ombudsperson, Office of the (OOMP)

Provides ADB staff with a confidential, impartial, off-the-record, and independent setting to discuss and resolve work related concerns and issues. Alerts Management to trends and concerns about the workplace that should be addressed. Contact

VacantOmbudsperson

Operations Services and Financial Management Department (OSFMD)

Is responsible for planning, monitoring, and coordinating project processing and administration work programs, procurement reviews, and consultant recruitment. More on Business Opportunities | Information request

Risa Zhijia TENG (Ms)Director General   E-mail

Jeffrey William TAYLOR (Mr)Director, Procurement Division 1   E-mail

Walter POICK (Mr)Director, Procurement Division 2   E-mail

Aman TRANA (Ms)Advisor and Head, Financial Management Unit   E-mail

Manmohan PARKASH (Mr)Advisor and Head, Operations Management Unit   E-mail

Pacific Department (PARD)

Covers operations in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

Ma. Carmela LOCSIN (Ms)Director General   E-mail

James LYNCH (Mr)Deputy Director General   E-mail

Olly NOROJONO (Mr)Director, Transport, Energy, and Natural Resources Division   E-mail

Emma VEVE (Ms)Director, Urban, Social Development, and Public Management Division   E-mail

Private Sector Operations Department (PSOD)

Provides direct assistance to private sector projects with clear development impact. More on Private Sector (Nonsovereign) Financing

Michael BARROW (Mr)Director General   E-mail

Christopher THIEME (Mr)Deputy Director General   E-mail

Kenji YUHAKU (Mr)Senior Advisor   E-mail

Christine ENGSTROM (Ms)Director, Financial Institution Division   E-mail

Shantanu CHAKRABORTY (Mr)Director, Infrastructure Finance Division 1   E-mail

Jackie SURTANI (Mr)Director, Infrastructure Finance Division 2   E-mail

Janette HALL (Ms) Director, Investment Funds and Special Initiatives Division   E-mail

Craig ROBERTS (Mr)Director, Portfolio Management Division   E-mail

Mark KUNZER (Mr)Director, Transaction Support Division   E-mail

Public-Private Partnership, Office of (OPPP)

Is responsible for coordinating and supporting ADB's public–private partnership operations, and for providing transaction advisory services to developing members.

VacantHead

Takeo KOIKE (Mr)Director   E-mail

Risk Management, Office of (ORM)

Is responsible for policy, system, and operational risk; credit risk assessment; credit portfolio monitoring; corporate recovery; and market and treasury risk.

VacantHead

Marife APILADO (Ms)Director, Credit Portfolio Monitoring Division   E-mail

Timo TEINILA (Mr)Director, Credit Risk Assessment Division   E-mail

Michael KJELLIN (Mr)Director, Policy and Systems Division   E-mail

Martin KROLL (Mr)Advisor and Head, Treasury and Operational Risk Unit   E-mail

South Asia Department (SARD)

Covers operations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

Hun KIM (Mr)Director General   E-mail

Diwesh SHARAN (Mr)Deputy Director General   E-mail

Priyantha WIJAYATUNGA (Mr)Director, Energy Division   E-mail

Mio OKA (Ms)Director, Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division   E-mail

Sungsup RA (Mr)Director, Human and Social Development Division   E-mail

Bruno CARRASCO (Mr)Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division   E-mail

Ronald Antonio BUTIONG (Mr)Director, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division   E-mail

Hiroaki YAMAGUCHI (Mr)Director, Transport and Communications Division   E-mail

Sekhar BONU (Mr)Director, Urban Development and Water Division   E-mail

Eleonora WINDISCH (Ms)Advisor and Head, Portfolio, Results, and Quality Control Unit   E-mail

Southeast Asia Department (SERD)

Covers operations in Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

Ramesh SUBRAMANIAM (Mr)Director General   E-mail

F. Cleo KAWAWAKI (Ms)Deputy Director General   E-mail

Andrew JEFFRIES (Mr)Director, Energy Division   E-mail

Jiangfeng ZHANG (Mr)Director, Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Division   E-mail

Ayako INAGAKI (Ms)Director, Human and Social Development Division   E-mail

Kelly BIRD (Mr)Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, and Trade Division   E-mail

Alfredo PERDIGUERO (Mr)Director, Regional Cooperation and Operations Coordination Division   E-mail

VacantDirector, Transport and Communications Division

VacantDirector, Urban Development and Water Division

Special Project Facilitator, Office of the (OSPF)

Responsible for actively responding to the concerns of people affected by ADB-assisted projects through fair, transparent, and consensus-based approaches. More on Accountability Mechanism | Contact

James Warren EVANS (Mr)Special Project Facilitator   E-mail

Strategy, Policy, and Review Department (SPD)

Provides ADB with a strategic planning perspective and direction, ensures policy and operations coordination, and maintains institutional relations with the international development community, especially on matters relating to resource mobilization.

Tomoyuki KIMURA (Mr)Director General   E-mail

VacantDeputy Director General

Leah GUTIERREZ (Ms)Director, Operations Planning and Coordination Division   E-mail

Valerie HILL (Ms)Director, Strategy, Policy, and Business Process Division   E-mail

Bernard WOODS (Mr)Director, Results Management and Aid Effectiveness Division   E-mail

Lesley LAHM (Ms)Advisor and Head, Interagency Relations and Nonsovereign Operations Unit   E-mail

Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department (SDCC)

Provides leadership, innovation, and knowledge sharing for ADB's sector and thematic work. More on ADB's Focus Areas

Amy LEUNG (Ms)Director General   E-mail

Nessim J. AHMAD (Mr)Deputy Director General concurrently Chief Compliance Officer   E-mail

VacantDeputy Director General concurrently Chief Thematic Officer

Gil-Hong KIM (Mr)Senior Director concurrently Chief Sector Officer   E-mail

Herath GUNATILAKE (Mr)Director, Environment and Safeguards Division   E-mail

Preety BHANDARI (Ms)Director, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management Division   E-mail

VacantAdvisor, Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Security Unit, concurrently Technical Advisor

VacantAdvisor and Head, Knowledge Sharing and Services Center

Secretary, Office of the (SEC)

Provides advice and counsel to the Board of Governors, Board of Directors, and Management.

WooChong UM (Mr)The Secretary   E-mail

Asel DJUSUPBEKOVA (Ms)Assistant Secretary   E-mail

Treasury Department (TD)

Is responsible for mobilizing funds for operations and planning, as well as managing ADB's finances.

Pierre VAN PETEGHEM (Mr)Treasurer   E-mail

Kazuki FUKUNAGA (Mr)Deputy Treasurer   E-mail

Tobias HOSCHKA (Mr)Assistant Treasurer, Financial Policy and Planning Division   E-mail

Maria LOMOTAN (Ms)Assistant Treasurer, Funding Division   E-mail

Michael JORDAN (Mr)Assistant Treasurer, Investments Division   E-mail

Sukhumarn PHANACHET (Ms)Assistant Treasurer, Treasury Services Division   E-mail

Jonathan GROSVENOR (Mr)Advisor and Head, Treasury Client Solutions Unit   E-mail

Afghanistan Resident Mission

Samuel TUMIWA (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Armenia Resident Mission

Shane ROSENTHAL (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Azerbaijan Resident Mission

Nariman MANNAPBEKOV (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Bangladesh Resident Mission

Kazuhiko HIGUCHI (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Bhutan Resident Mission

Kanokpan LAO-ARAYA (Ms) Country Director   E-mail

Cambodia Resident Mission

Samiuela TUKUAFU (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

People's Republic of China Resident Mission [中文]

Benedict BINGHAM (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

European Representative Office (Frankfurt, Germany)

Debra KERTZMAN (Ms)Representative   E-mail

Georgia Resident Mission

Yesim ELHAN-KAYALAR (Ms) Country Director   E-mail

India Resident Mission

Kenichi YOKOYAMA (Mr)Deputy Country Director   E-mail

Indonesia Resident Mission [Bahasa Indonesia]

Winfried WICKLEIN (Mr)Deputy Country Director   E-mail

Japanese Representative Office [日本語]

Takashi MATSUO (Mr)Representative   E-mail

Kazakhstan Resident Mission [Русский]

Giovanni CAPANNELLI (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Kyrgyz Republic Resident Mission

Candice MCDEIGAN (Ms) Country Director   E-mail

Lao PDR Resident Mission

Yasushi NEGISHI (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Mongolia Resident Mission

Yolanda FERNANDEZ-LOMMEN (Ms) Country Director   E-mail

Myanmar Resident Mission

VacantCountry Director

Nepal Resident Mission

VacantCountry Director

North American Representative Office (Washington, D.C., United States)

Bartlet EDES (Mr)Representative   E-mail

Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (Sydney, Australia)

Xiaoqin FAN (Ms)Regional Director   E-mail

Pacific Subregional Office (Suva, Fiji)

Robert JAUNCEY (Mr)Regional Director   E-mail

Pakistan Resident Mission

Xiaohong YANG (Ms) Country Director   E-mail

Papua New Guinea Resident Mission

David HILL (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Philippines Country Office

Richard BOLT (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Sri Lanka Resident Mission

Sri WIDOWATI (Ms) Country Director   E-mail

Tajikistan Resident Mission

Pradeep SRIVASTAVA (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Thailand Resident Mission

Hideaki IWASAKI (Mr)Country Director   E-mail

Timor-Leste Resident Mission

Paolo SPANTIGATI (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Turkmenistan Resident Mission

Cevdet DENIZER (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Uzbekistan Resident Mission

Takeo KONISHI (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

Viet Nam Resident Mission [Tiếng Việt]

Eric SIDGWICK (Mr) Country Director   E-mail

ADB's sector and thematic groups are each composed of ADB staff who pool sector knowledge, including best practices and technologies, to realize ADB's goals. The sector and thematic groups provide strategic operational support and supports human resources and talent management within ADB.

Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management

Provides technical support bank-wide to increase ADB investments in climate change adaptation, mitigation, and disaster risk reduction, covering—among others—climate change impact assessment of critical infrastructure, disaster risk financing in developing member countries, urban resilience, and climate smart agriculture operations.

Education

Plans and monitors ADB's support to the sector, conducts analytical studies on education issues, and promotes interagency coordination in education development to achieve universal access to education in Asia and related issues.

Energy

Shares knowledge, practices, and technologies for improving Asia’s energy sector, while addressing connected concerns such as hydropower generation, clean development mechanisms, climate change, and water, and food security. 

Environment

Integrates environmental sustainability into projects, country strategies and sectors assessments; promotes eco-friendly design of infrastructure and scaling up of investments in natural capital, and ecosystem-based climate adaptation, supports initiatives to strengthen environmental management in developing member countries and promote green businesses and address regional environmental concerns.

Finance

Drives the development of Asia’s general financial market, small and medium enterprise, and payment system, while promoting regional economic and financial integration. 

Gender Equity

Promotes and advocates increased attention to gender issues in ADB projects and forges links with development partners on gender-related issues to accelerate the integration of gender equity and women’s empowerment in ADB operations. 

Governance

Promotes attention to governance and public sector management issues in ADB operations, and is an important institutional platform for knowledge sharing, cross-departmental coordination, peer review, learning, and links to external networks and partners. 

Health

Improves knowledge management in the health sector by creating a strong community of health planners and practitioners, stimulating and facilitating relevant knowledge products, and monitoring sector-related issues and performance. 

Public-Private Partnership

Promotes PPP and private sector development in ADB’s core operational areas, and pools knowledge toward the creation a unified approach among practitioners within ADB for implementing PPP options. 

Regional Cooperation and Integration

Provides strategic directions in administering the Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund, Investment Climate Facilitation Fund, and People's Republic of China Regional Cooperation and Poverty Reduction Fund. 

Rural Development and Food Security (Agriculture)

Conducts expert and peer reviews of project design and engages with IFAD, CGIAR, FAO, UNEP, USDA, and other agencies in research, peer reviews, workshops, and other activities to address Asia’s food security concerns and rural poverty. 

Social Development

Promotes new initiatives and policies that aim to reduce poverty, inequality, and vulnerability among poor and marginalized groups by transforming social institutions toward inclusive and equitable social development. 

Transport

Concentrates on scaling up urban transport, mainstreaming climate change and energy efficiency in projects, improving cross-border transport and logistics, and supporting road safety and social sustainability. 

Urban

Facilitates knowledge flow on holistic and integrated approaches to the development of competitive, inclusive, and green cities to maintain vital economic growth while creating sustainable, resilient, and liveable cities in Asia.

Water

Ensures quality of projects on water supply, sanitation, and water resources management, supports pilot activities and knowledge sharing events, and enhances water partnerships toward the provision of water for all in Asia.