About Marie Laure Akin-Olugbade

Dynamic leader with 30+ years of relevant strategic, technical, operational and managerial experience. Results-driven finance and development professional with a successful track record of leading qualified teams in building and managing complex partnerships across a financial institution. Demonstrated skills in performance enhancement through high level dialogue and execution of impact transactions, which raise the profile of the Bank as a trusted partner, expand the business and generate revenues. Key areas of competence: • Sound business development and portfolio management skills • Corporate and project finance, private equity, public-private partnerships across several industries • Financial management, African and international financial markets and development of financial instruments • High level and quality dialogue with governments, private sector, donors, NGOs, media and academia • Staff leadership, performance development and management • Impactful engagement in fragile states