Shengman Zhang
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Shengman Zhang a Chinese national, was appointed Managing Director of the World Bank Group in 1997 until his departure in 2006.
Mr. Zhang was in charge of the Bank's operations worldwide, including all its six geographical regions and six Sectoral/Thematic Networks. He also oversaw the Operations Policy and Country Strategy Vice Presidency and the Quality Assurance Group. In addition, Mr. Zhang oversaw the Information Solutions Group, the Human Resources Vice Presidency, the World Bank Institute, External Affairs, Communications and U.N. Affairs Vice Presidency, the Corporate Secretariat, the Development Committee Secretariat, and the General Services Department.
He chaired the Bank's Operations Policy Committee, the Operations Committee, the Sanctions Committee and the Corporate Committee on Fraud and Corruption Policy. Mr. Zhang was also Chairman of the Bank Group's Crisis Management Committee.
Prior to assuming his current position, Mr. Zhang was Vice President and Secretary of the World Bank from 1995 to 1997; and Executive Director for China from 1994 to 1995. Earlier, Mr. Zhang held a number of senior positions at the Ministry of Finance in China. He departed the World Bank in 2005 to take an executive position with Citibank.
Tuesday, September 5, 2006 - Shengman Zhang is appointed COO of Citigroup Investment Banking in Asia-Pacific
View the article as it was published at worldbank.org, with a link to speeches he has made as Managing Director. [1]
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