The International Monetary Fund’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva has proposed the appointment of Antoinette Sayeh as a deputy from March 16, 2020.
“We are welcoming back a dear friend and member of the IMF family,” said Ms Georgieva.
“Antoinette is very well known and highly respected, having served as Director of the African Department between 2008 and 2016 where she led a major transformation of the Fund’s relationship with our African member countries.”
The appointment is subject to approval by the IMF’s Executive Board.
Ms Sayeh, a Liberian national, has served as a Minister of Finance in post-conflict Liberia from January 2006 until June 2008 during which time she led the country through the clearance of its long-standing multilateral debt arrears.
Prior to that, she worked for the World Bank Group for 17 years, holding various senior positions.
As Minister of Finance in post-conflict Liberia from January 2006 through June 2008, Ms. Sayeh led the country through the clearance of its long-standing multilateral debt arrears. Before joining President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s Cabinet, she worked for the World Bank Group for 17 years, holding various senior positions. Prior to that, Ms. Sayeh worked in Liberia’s Ministries of Finance and Planning.
She graduated with a bachelor’s degree with honors in economics from Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania and a PhD in International Economic Relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University in Massachusetts.
I am delighted to announce Antoinette Sayeh’s appointment as IMF Deputy Managing Director—our first IMF African DMD since 1999. Antoinette’s stellar career speaks for itself—including her time as an outstanding Director of our Africa Dept. Welcome to my senior management team! pic.twitter.com/eY0yUKEWG3
— Kristalina Georgieva (@KGeorgieva) February 25, 2020
