WASHINGTON – The World Bank said Monday it will promote Shigeru Katsu, regional operations director for Europe and Central Asia, to the post of vice president in charge of the region Aug. 1.
Katsu, 51, a Japanese national who joined the World Bank in 1979, will replace Johannes Linn, who will retire from the Washington-based lending institution.
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