ADB appoints Suzanne Gaboury as Private Sector Operations DG

The Asian Development Bank has appointed Suzanne Gaboury as Director General of its Private Sector Operations Department. 

Before joining ADB, Gaboury was Chief Investment Officer at FinDev Canada where she was responsible for strategic vision, including defining business markets, clients, product investment strategy, and development. She has 28 years of professional experience spanning 85 developing and emerging economies. 

She replaces outgoing director general Mike Barrow, who retired from ADB after serving in several senior roles over nearly two decades.

In 2020, ADB committed private sector investments totaling $1.4 billion for 38 projects, mobilized long-term cofinancing of $2 billion for the private sector, and supported $6 billion in trade and supply chain finance transactions.