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Françoise LOMBARD

Francoise LOMBARD - Directrice générale Proparco
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Chief Executive Officer of Proparco - 25 March 2022

Proparco

Board of directors

Overview

Françoise Lombard was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Proparco by the Board of Directors on 25 March 2022.

Françoise Lombard began her career in 2008 at the Directorate for Financial Affairs of the Ministry of Defence as Deputy Director then Director of the Budget Summary Office. She joined the Treasury Directorate of the Ministry of Finance in 2011, where she was responsible for franc zone monetary cooperation agreements between France and West Africa. She also supervised several multilateral and bilateral development programs in West Africa, on behalf of the French State.

In 2012, Françoise Lombard joined the Government Shareholding Agency, first as Deputy to the Bureau Chief responsible for the follow-up of La Poste Group and CNP Assurances, then as Deputy Director of Shareholdings, Services and Finance in 2014. In this capacity, she was a member of the Boards of Directors of La Française des Jeux, SFIL, Radio France and Imprimerie Nationale. She joined Agence française de développement Group in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Executive Committee on 1 January 2018.

Françoise Lombard graduated from Sciences Po and is an alumna of the National School of Administration.

Proparco

Proparco is a subsidiary of the AFD Group focused on private sector development. It has been promoting sustainable economic, social and environmental development for over 45 years.

Proparco provides funding and support to both businesses and financial institutions in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle-East. Its action focuses on the key development sectors: infrastructure, mainly for renewable energies, agribusiness, financial institutions, health and education. Its operations aim to strengthen the contribution of private players to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the international community in 2015.

To this end, Proparco finances companies whose activity contributes to creating jobs and decent incomes, providing essential goods and services and combating climate change.