International Finance Corporation has appointed Sarvesh Suri as its new Regional Vice President for Asia and the Pacific, placing him in charge of the institution’s investment and advisory operations across the region.
Based in Singapore, Suri will oversee IFC teams working from India to the Pacific Islands, leading efforts to mobilise private sector participation to address development challenges and support job creation. His mandate spans sectors including finance, manufacturing, agribusiness, services, infrastructure, and natural resources.
The appointment is supported by an expanded regional leadership structure. Keiko Miwa, based in Jakarta, will manage South West Asia and the Pacific Islands, while Arnaud Dupoizat will oversee East Asia from Hong Kong, effective 1 February 2026.
Suri brings more than 25 years of experience in global investment and development finance. Prior to his appointment, he served as IFC’s Regional Industry Director for Infrastructure and Natural Resources, based in Johannesburg, where he was involved in the launch of Mission 300. Earlier in his career, he spent six years at the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency as Director of Operations, managing global risk mitigation products for cross border investments into developing countries. He has also held several senior leadership roles at IFC across Southeast Asia and the Pacific, including overseeing operations in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and Papua New Guinea.
In the Maldives, IFC has played a targeted role in supporting private sector development, with a focus on areas central to economic resilience. Its engagement has included financing and advisory support for tourism related businesses, investments in the financial sector to improve access to credit for small and medium sized enterprises, and work with local institutions to strengthen lending and governance frameworks. IFC has also supported initiatives linked to energy transition and infrastructure through advisory services and project preparation, aligning private capital with sustainable development priorities in a small island economy exposed to external shocks.
Commenting on his appointment, Suri said his focus would be on expanding private sector solutions that deliver livelihoods across Asia and the Pacific, with particular attention on job creation through private capital mobilisation, stronger local capital markets, equity investments, and support for micro, small, and medium sized enterprises.
An Indian national, Suri holds a postgraduate diploma in business management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Delhi University. He assumes the role as part of the broader work of the World Bank Group to advance private sector led development in emerging markets.
