Governance

President

CHRISTIAN ADOVELANDE

Born on 29 October 1950 at Porto-Novo (Benin)

February 2011 to present : President of the West African Development Bank (BOAD)

2009-2011 : Vice president of the Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Group

2002-2011 : President of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID)

2000-2002 : President and CEO of Cauris Management S.A. and CEO of Cauris Investment S.A., a venture capital firm

1995-1999 : Deputy Secretary General (fulfilling the role of Director General) for the Guarantee Fund for Private Investment in West Africa (GARI S.A.)

Oct.-Nov. 1995 : Head of the Division of Financial Institutions and the Promotion of SMEs at the BOAD

1994-1995 : Head of the Rural Development and Infrastructure Division (DDRI)

1991-1994 : Principal Financial Analyst at the Department of Financial Institutions and Industry at the BOAD