*Appointed Senior Advisor, Lazard Investment Bank
*Ex Minister Thanks Nigerians and International Community
for Support
Former Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the
Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has accepted two key international positions.
The first is to serve as Chair of the 28-member Board of the
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation, GAVI, (http://www.gavi.org/about/),
an international public-private partnership committed to saving the lives of
children and protecting people’s health by improving access to immunization in
developing countries, including Nigeria.
In the second appointment, the former Managing Director of
the World Bank has also joined the highly respected 167-year-old global
investment firm, Lazard (https://www.lazard.com/) as Senior Advisor.
Her focus
will be sovereign advisory.
“We are proud to welcome Dr. Okonjo-Iweala as a Senior
Advisor to our world-leading sovereign advisory group,” said Matthieu Pigasse,
Global Head of M&A and Sovereign Advisory of Lazard. “She will bring a
unique international expertise and experience that will benefit both our
sovereign and corporate clients.”
At Lazard, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will work alongside colleagues
including former Prime Minister of Australia, Paul Keating; former Special
adviser to President Bill Clinton, Vernon Jordan; former Spanish Economy
Minister and current Snr Managing Director at Lazard, Rodrigo de Rato; former
chair of NASDAQ, Frank Zarb; former Finance Minister of Chile, Andres Velasco;
and former British Minister of Parliament/Secretary of State for International
Development, Andrew Mitchell.
In her reaction to the two appointments, Dr Okonjo-Iweala
who will be working out of Paris, Geneva and London said:
“I am excited to be embarking on this fresh journey. The two
appointments will enable me to continue doing what I know best - rendering
public service and using my financial and economist skills. I thank the
international community for the recognition and continued support. I am also
grateful for the prayers and support of many Nigerians”.
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