AFDB Appoints Senegalese Hassatou DIOP As VP Finance

The African Development Bank (AFDB) has confirmed the appointment of Ms. Hassatou DIOP N’SELE as the new Vice-president of finance as well as chief financial officer of the bank.

AfDB president, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina who announced the appointment said “I am pleased to appoint Hassatou Diop N’Sele as the Vice- President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer.”

“Hassatou is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience and outstanding contributions at the African Development Bank,” Adesina said.

He added that Ms. Hassatou as the new vice-president of the bank “will provide leadership for the top-rate finance team at the Bank, in the formulation and implementation of the Bank’s financial strategies and transformation agenda in support and furtherance of its development mandate.”

The appointment takes effect from 16th October 2022.

Ms. Hassatou DIOP N’SELE is a Senegalese. She has over 30 years experience in the banking and finance sector.

She graduated fr

om the George Washington University as a Bachelor of Business Administration in International Business and also, got her Master of Business Administration degree (MBA) in Finance from the same university.

Ms. Hassatou joined the African Development Bank in 1999 as Senior Treasury Officer.

Throughout her time with the bank she has held different positions including Principal Treasury Officer, Chief Treasury Officer and Manager of the Capital Markets and Financial Operations Division, prior to her appointment as Treasurer of the Bank Group in 2015.

Reacting to her appointment as the VP of the Bank, Ms. Hassatou said “I am grateful to President Adesina for appointing me into this position and for his confidence. It is an honor and a privilege to serve the African Development Bank Group’s powerful and formidable development mandate. I am looking forward to working under the leadership of President Adesina, with my dedicated and talented colleagues at the Bank, and with our Board of Directors, to continue to support the mandate and mission of the African Development Bank to transform Africa.”

She has been the acting Vice-president of the Bank since November 2021.