Proparco appoints new CEO

Françoise Lombard was appointed chief executive officer of Proparco by the board of directors on 25 March 2022. She joined Agence Française de Développement Group in 2016 as chief financial officer and became a member of the Executive Committee on 1 January 2018.

“I am delighted to succeed Grégory Clémente as CEO of Proparco, and very excited to contribute to addressing the many challenges of private sector development in our geographies of operation. I would like to thank AFD Group and the board of directors of Proparco for their confidence,” says Lombard.

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