Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Setijo joined ADB since November 2003. Setijo is presently the Assistant Controller in the Accounting Division which includes financial reporting, accounting policy and ICFR, and all product accounting (Sovereign and Nonsovereign loan accounting, treasury accounting). Besides accounting and reporting, Setijo is also very familiar with the area for institutional expenses and A/P.

Prior to joining ADB, Setijo has about 10 years of experience in various internal audit roles including IT audit in various industries including telecom, government and education (public flagship university).

Setijo is an Indonesian national who holds certifications of US CPA (licensed in Texas), and CISA. He has B.A. in Business Administration (Finance) and MBA.

Hongyun (Lily) Tang joined AIIB as the senior accounting officer since 2018. She leads the financial accounting and reporting unit in the Office of the Controller and is responsible for the financial reporting to the Bank management as well as Board Committee. She oversees the preparation of financial statements and day-to-day report controls. She led the team in implementing the SAP S4 Hana general ledger in 2022 and disclosure management tool project in 2023.

Prior to joining AIIB, she was the senior manager in Morgan Stanley International Bank (China), the financial control manager in Societe Generale China Ltd, and the associate director/executive in Ernst & Young China and Ernst & Young UK. She has more than twenty years of experience in working for banking sector clients, with extensive professional practice experience in the financial services industry.

As a Chinese national, she graduated from Chinese University of Hong Kong with MBA program in Finance, and Renmin University of China with a Bachelor of International Economics. Lily holds professional memberships in Chinese Institute of Certified Public Accountants (CICPA).

Haithem Ben Othman is a Tunisian citizen and a seasoned finance and accounting expert with more than 25 years’ experience gained in highly competitive international financial institutions and international audit firms.

In addition to being a Chartered Accountant, Member of the Tunisian Institute of Chartered Accountants, Haithem holds both a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Advanced Accounting Studies from the Tunisian Advanced Institute for Accounting and Business Administration.

Haithem is an expert in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with a strong accounting background. He has a broad knowledge of operations of international institutions and, as a Certified SAP FI Consultant, he is familiar with the deployment of ERP systems for accounting and financial reporting. He is the Manager for the Financial Reporting Division within the African Development Bank Group and leads the Bank’s financial reporting team in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements which accurately, transparently and captures in a timely manner the financial consequences of all decisions and actions by the Bank.

Before joining the African Development Bank in 2008, Haithem worked as Senior Manager in Andersen Tunisia and directed the audit of private financial institutions and led transactions advisory engagements. Haithem is bilingual in Arabic and French and fluent in English.

Ruxandra joined the CEB in 2001 as an accountant, before becoming Deputy Head of Accounting in 2004 and Head of Accounting in 2019. As Head of Accounting, she implements and applies accounting principles, policies and new standards, prepares financial reports and IFRS financial statements and is responsible for CEB's accounts payable.

Before joining CEB, she worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers Romania since 1996. As an external auditor, she has gained significant experience in the audit profession, in particular in the implementation of IFRS in various industries, especially in the banking sector.

Gordon is Director of Financial Control at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He joined the Bank in 2010, having qualified as a Chartered Accountant within the Audit Division of EY London in the same year. Initially working in the Treasury Accounting team, he was promoted to lead the team in 2011, and then moved to lead the Financial Accounting team in 2013. He was promoted to his current role in 2017. Prior to becoming an Accountant Gordon worked as a recruitment consultant in the City of London and obtained a masters degree in Ancient History from University College London.

Christine Yerg joined IDB Invest in 2008, the private sector institution of the Inter-American Development Bank Group. In her current role as Head of Financial Reporting and Corporate Accounting at IDB Invest, she drives financial reporting, internal controls, and corporate accounting matters for the institution and its Donor Funds under Administration in accordance with US GAAP or with other special purpose basis of accounting. She has led strategic institutional initiatives that have included financial system implementations, key accounting standard implementations, establishment of IDB Invest’s Audit Committee in 2017, and debut Information Statement in 2020. In 2023, she is managing the implementation of Wdata to complement the existing Workiva Platform as well as focused on ESG reporting topics.

Over a career spanning more than 20 years, Christine began her accounting career in EY’s audit practice. She is a citizen of the United States and holds a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Colorado-Boulder and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Mary Washington. In addition, she is a licensed US Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). Christine is native in English and proficient in Spanish.

Gwenael is the Division Head of Financial Reporting at the EIB and report to the EIB’s Chief Financial Controller. His teams, composed by around 50 professionals (40 internals – 10 externals), are responsible for the following activities:

1. The internal and external financial reporting of the EIB and EIB Group,
2. The definition, implementation and maintenance of the EIB and EIB Group accounting policies (both under IFRS and under the EU Accounting Directives),
3. The daily and monthly accounting activities (closing, controls, analytics…),
4. The production of the EIB regulatory reporting submitted to the Central Bank of Luxembourg,
5. Business and application’s support provided transversally to the FC’s teams including Business Analysis, Project Management, Data Governance and Data Management related activities,
6. Coordination and production of the valuation of financial instruments (primarily loans, bonds and derivatives),
7. Coordination of the external auditor’s assignment.

Prior to joining the European Investment Bank, Gwenael worked with EY and PwC in Luxembourg in the Banking and Capital Market audit practices between 2003 and 2010. Gwenael holds a master degree in Business Administration and a post-graduate degree in International and European Affairs from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL Mons) and a bachelor degree in Accounting and Tax from the HELMO - Liege. He also obtained qualification as Approved Statutory Auditor (Reviseur d’Entreprises) from the IRE Luxembourg and as Certified Public Accountant (Expert-Comptable) from the OEC Luxembourg.

Allegra Saitto joined IFAD as accounting officer in 2001. Since then she took on board several increasing responsibilities within the Financial Operation Department, both in the Controller’s divisions as well as in Treasury division. She is now the Chief, Financial Reporting and Corporate Finance.

Allegra leads the Financial Reporting Unit, in charge for the financial reporting of the Fund, core resources, supplementary funds & hosted entities, and for the internal control assessment over financial reporting. She ensures compliance to IFRS and she advice on several technical topics pertaining to accounting, financial reporting, external audit, financial risks and mitigation measures.

Before joining IFAD, Allegra acquired a solid experience as auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers and improved her financial & managerial experience in multinational business private environment/corporations with several roles in Italy and abroad (Bulgari Italy HQ, Impress Metal Packaging Netherlands, Global Crossing Netherlands HQ).

Allegra holds a Master degree in Business and Economics at La Sapienza University in Rome and she is qualified as Chartered Public Accountants and member of Italian Professional Auditors.

Alberto is the Head of Financial Reporting, Cash Reconciliations, Administrative Expenses and G/L Administration for the Accounting Division in the Finance Department. His team is responsible for the following activities: 1) the monthly closing of all SAP modules, 2) Internal and external reporting, including quarterly and annual MD&A and financial statements, 3) fostering a robust control environment over financial reporting, 4) the reconciliation process for over 500 IDB and Trust Funds cash accounts, 5) recording and monitoring IDB’s admin expenses, 6) co-leading the working group in charge of the integration of ESG in the financial reporting process, and 7) coordinating and facilitating the work with the external auditors. He has also served for four 2-year terms as representative of the IDB staff in both the Management and Pension Committees overseeing the IDB’s pension and postretirement plans.

Alberto holds a bachelor’s in business administration and a Juris Doctor from the University of Puerto
Rico, and an MBA from Duke’s University Fuqua School of Business. He is also a Certified Public Accountant in Puerto Rico and Virginia.

Alberto started at the IDB in 2009 as the Head of Accounting Policy in the Accounting Division. Prior to working at the IDB, Alberto was a Financial Services Assurance Senior Manager in PwC leading financial statements audits of large public institutions such as Freddie Mac and the Banco Popular group.

Xiaoying (Maggie) Wang, a U.S. national, joined IFC as Manager, Financial Reporting in 2020. In her current role, she leads the financial accounting and reporting unit within the Controller’s department, overseeing financial reporting and analysis, accounting policy, investment accounting, and loss provisioning at IFC.

Before joining IFC, Maggie served as the Director of Treasury Accounting at Capital One Financial Corporation, supporting the Corporate Treasury and Commercial Cards Capital Markets, including hedging, investment securities, cash clearing, funding, and securitization services and investors reporting. During her time at Capital One, she also led technical accounting and advisory services for treasury function, as well as the SEC Reporting team.

Prior to Capital One, Maggie worked in the audit practice of KPMG, LLP where she developed technical accounting and reporting expertise in the financial sector working across different organizations, including World Bank Group.

With over 18 years of experience in finance services, Maggie specializes in technical accounting, financial reporting, and financial operations. She is passionate about accounting modernization and has been actively engaged in data transformation and automation initiatives to streamline processes and eliminate manual tasks.

Maggie holds a master’s degree from East Carolina University, USA and an undergraduate degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. She is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

Mr. Ndiaye joined the IMF in 2003 from Ernst & Young, in Virginia, USA, where he had been an audit manager. During his career in the Finance Department, he has proven his versatility, having either prepared or supervised the financial reporting for all the Fund’s financial entities. His guidance is sought not only on core financial reporting topics including work with the External Audit Committee, but also on technology projects and policy implementation. He has been a deputy division chief in charge of financial reporting since 2018.

Mr. Ndiaye graduated from the University of Delaware with a Master’s degree in accounting. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC), in Montreal, Canada. Mr. Ndiaye is a U.S. Certified Public Accountant.

Barbara McGowan heads the Accounting Policy team for IBRD and IDA. In this capacity she is responsible for (i) driving the evaluation of new and proposed accounting standards, including technical research and external auditor interaction (ii) leading the accounting policy agenda and contributing to analyzing the accounting implications of new products and initiatives, and (iii) supporting financial reporting compliance with accounting principles.

Barbara holds a Master of Science in Accounting from George Mason University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Fairfield University; she also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation, is a Certified Public Accountant, and a Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting Level II candidate.

Hondamir joined IsDB as the senior accountant in 2013. Since 2018, Hondamir heads accounting and reporting division within Finance Control Department of IsDB. Hondamir is responsible for the management and financial reporting to the Bank’s management and various Board Committee. He oversees the preparation of the management reports and financial statements and oversees financial controls.

Prior to joining IsDB, he has had over 15 years of experience in Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PwC accounting firms in Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

Hondamir graduated Uzbek Economics University and holds ACCA as well as professional certifications in the filed of Islamic finance (CIPA, CSAA and CIAE).

Michael joined the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) in August 2016. As the Head of Accounting, Michael is responsible for internal and external reporting in accordance with IFRS for NIB and the related organizations NEFCO and NDF.

The Accounting function is also responsible for administrative activities such as accounts payable and receivables, travel and expense claims, some employee benefits, and the accounting of trust funds. Michael currently has 11 direct reports and previously managed the treasury back office.

Before joining NIB, Michael has worked for Munksjö Oyj, Stora Enso Oyj, PwC Finland/Australia/Netherlands and Grimes, O’Connor & Co. Michael is qualified ACA of Institute of chartered accountants in Ireland. He holds the Bachelor of Commerce in National University of Ireland, and the school certificate from Cistercian College.

Michael enjoys long distance running, cross country skiing, gardening, rugby, GAA, and music at his leisure time.

Michael Child is the WBG Chief Accountant and Director of the Corporate Accounting and Reporting Department. The department comprises five divisions: Corporate Reporting and Analysis, Risk & Controls, Valuation and Analytics, Structured Finance, and Accounting Policy. As Chief Accountant, Michael is responsible for effectively and efficiently integrating and aligning the divisions; ensuring that the department provides proactive and timely, high-quality services and reporting, and actively supports the implementation of the Bank’s strategy. Michael is also the WFA Learning Program Director responsible for a learning program that is relevant and inclusive and aligns with business needs and priorities. He has been the lead member of the team overseeing the impact and implementation of the LIBOR transition for the World Bank and is a member of the 401(k) Advisory Committee.

Michael was previously the manager of the WFA Structured Finance unit responsible for the valuation review and product control functions for the World Bank’s financial instruments. He additionally worked in the IDA Financial Resources Mobilization department, successfully leading the financial aspects and negotiations for the IDA15 and IDA16 Replenishments. Michael started the World Bank in 2001 as a Financial Officer in the WFA Financial Reporting and Analysis division. Prior to the working at the World
Bank, Michael worked in the Financial Services Industry for ABN-AMRO Bank and Household International and in the international trade consulting field on anti-dumping and countervailing duty cases.

He has assisted the European Commission with trade matters before the World Trade Organization.
Michael holds an MBA in Finance and Bachelor’s in Accounting, as well as the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designations.

Tom is an accomplished finance and accounting leader with over 28 years’ experience working in International Financial Institutions (IFIs) and a multi-national financial consulting firm.

As MIGA’s Controller since October 2012, Tom has oversight responsibility over the Agency’s Accounting & Reporting, Controls, Resource Management and Operational Risk Management functions.

Tom joined the World Bank in 2002 as a Financial Offer and subsequently progressed to Senior Financial Officer & Section Lead for the International Development Association (IDA) Financial Reporting in the Corporate Division of World Bank Controllers, with oversight responsibilities over all aspects of IDA’s accounting and reporting activities.

Prior to joining the World Bank, Tom worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Kenya and the UK for 10 years over the period October 1993-Septemer 2002, including 5 years as a senior manager with responsibility for audit and business advisory client service.