Where in Creation is Kevin? Bombshell Announcement

Email from Regional Director Martin Reiser, South Asia Region, The World Bank

Sent via bcc to ALL SAR colleagues

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the selection of Kevin Tomlinson as Operations Manager in the Eastern Europe CMU in ECA VPU.

I would like to thank Kevin for his dedication and contributions to our region as Practice Manager for SSI. He has ably handled a number of sensitive issues and built an exciting program of engagement on issues of inclusion and social sustainability. This new role will open up a very different but no less important set of challenges, which I am confident Kevin will take in his strides. Please join me in congratulating and wishing him all the very best in ECA!

Below is Kevin’s kiosk announcement that will be posted shortly. 

Best regards,

Martin

Kevin Tomlinson, Operations Manager, Eastern Europe CMU, based in Kyiv, Ukraine

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Tomlinson as Operations Manager in the Eastern Europe CMU, in the Europe and Central Asia Region (ECA). Kevin will be based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Kevin is currently Practice Manager for Social Sustainability and Inclusion (SSI) in the South Asia region, based in New Delhi. Kevin, an American national, joined the Bank in 1998 in the Environmentally and Socially Sustainable Development Department in the Latin America Region (LAC) as a Project Assistant. He has since held various corporate and operational positions. Prior to his current assignment in the South Asia region, he was Practice Manager for SSI in ECA.

In his new position Kevin’s top three priorities will be to: (i) oversee timely pipeline delivery in the Eastern Europe CMU with a strong focus on quality assurance; (ii) support effective implementation of the portfolio delivering integrated development solutions to our clients; and (iii) lead and mentor the Eastern Europe CMU operations team.

Kevin was selected to this position through the Bank-wide competitive managerial selection process. His appointment is effective July 1, 2024.

Antonella Bassani

Regional Vice-President

Europe and Central Asia Region