Experience

Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée (SMFG)
• Guinea
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Board Member

  • Jul 2021 - Present


IFC - International Finance Corporation

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager/Manager/Principal Specialist/Senior Specialist

  • Jan 1995 - Oct 2019

  Led regional focused teams in undertaking environmental and social (E&S) due diligence of IFC investment opportunities in emerging markets. Assured the quality of E&S due diligence to meet the requirements of IFC's Performance Standards, the global benchmark for private sector investment in developing markets. Over 8 years, managed teams in three geographic regions: Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East/North Africa (2011-2015), Latin America and Caribbean (2015-2019) and Sub-Saharan Africa… Show more Led regional focused teams in undertaking environmental and social (E&S) due diligence of IFC investment opportunities in emerging markets. Assured the quality of E&S due diligence to meet the requirements of IFC's Performance Standards, the global benchmark for private sector investment in developing markets. Over 8 years, managed teams in three geographic regions: Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Middle East/North Africa (2011-2015), Latin America and Caribbean (2015-2019) and Sub-Saharan Africa (2018-2019). Managed day-to-day operations, including supervision and assignment delegation for regional E&S teams numbering 20 to 40 members. Led employee performance reviews and discussed improvement strategies with each team member. Trained and mentored new employees to maximize team performance and achieve annual performance objectives. Maintained open and professional team relationships to quickly identify and resolve issues. Communicated and coordinated with multiple IFC departments to achieve successful results. Represented IFC at numerous professional and industry forums to explain and promote the IFC Performance Standards. Managed annual budget of ~$1.5 million. Prior to becoming a Manager I was a Senior/Principal Environmental Specialist for 16 years, based in four regional offices (Harare, Zimbabwe; New Delhi, India; Cairo, Egypt; Istanbul, Turkey) where I was responsible for assessing clients' E&S practices and systems to ensure compliance with IFC's E&S standards. Carried out ongoing monitoring of client E&S performance against a legally binding E&S action plan. Worked in a wide range of industry sectors including agribusiness, extractives, infrastructure, manufacturing, financial institutions, health and education. Show less



ICF

• Tunisia
• Construction

• Vice President

  • Jul 1988 - Oct 1992

  At ICF, a large environmental and energy consulting firm with offices across the US and globally, I managed teams supporting an EPA funded program to address contamination and community issues at designated Superfund hazardous waste sites across the US.

• Associate/Senior Associate

  • Jul 1980 - Jun 1988

  Fairfax, VA Member of multi-disciplinary teams carrying out quantitative analyses of US government policies and programs, including EPA environmental remediation work under the RCRA, Superfund and UST legislation. Led outreach initiatives with US communities impacted by toxic waste sites. Supported Department of Energy (DOE) mixed waste (radioactive and hazardous) remediation efforts at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington and Rocky Flats facility in Colorado.