World Bank has appointed David Sislen as the New Country Director for the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, effective from July 1, 2024. Sislen succeeded Faris Hadad-Zervos, who will be taking on a new World Bank assignment.
Sislen is a dual national of the US and Italy, who joined the Bank in 2001 as an Economist in the Urban Cluster Unit and has since held various operational and managerial positions in different regions. His most recent assignment is as Practice Manager for Urban, Disaster Risk Management, and Land in the Latin America and Caribbean Region, based in Washington DC.
Following his appointment, Sislin revealed that his primary objective is to lead the strategic dialogue to shape and implement operational engagements in line with the Bank’s focus on speed, scale, and impact, working closely with the government, development partners, and diverse stakeholders.