IFC: Wiebke Schloemer is new Director for the Europe and Central Asia

The International Finance Corporation has appointed Wiebke Schloemer as its new Director for the Europe and Central Asia region. The former IFC regional infrastructure head, who will be based in Vienna, will lead a region that includes Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Russia, and other countries.

Schloemer, who replaces Tomasz Telma, joined IFC in 2004 as an investment officer in the telecoms, media and technology group. Prior to joining IFC, Schloemer was employed at the European Investment Bank, and DEG, the German Investment Corporation, working on infrastructure debt and equity transactions in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.