Tuluy will lead the activities of 700-plus staff working in the LAC region and oversee a portfolio of over US$17 billion in loans, grants and credits.
Typically, the region accounts for more than 30 percent of total International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) lending worldwide.
28 December 2011: Hasan Tuluy is the World Bank’s new Vice President for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), replacing Pamela Cox, who after seven years will take the position of Vice President for the East Asia and the Pacific Region.
Prior to becoming Vice President for Latin America, Tuluy was the World Bank’s Vice President for Human Resources. He also served as Chief Operating Officer for the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), as Director of Strategy & Operations in the Middle East and North Africa Region, and as Director of Corporate Strategy.
Tuluy will lead the activities of 700-plus staff working in the LAC region and oversee a portfolio of over US$17 billion in loans, grants and credits.
Typically, the region accounts for more than 30 percent of total International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) lending worldwide. The World Bank serves 31 countries in LAC, home to more than 540 million people. [World Bank Press Release]