Bertrand Heysch de la Borde

Manager of infrastructure operations in Sub-Saharan Africa
IFC

Overview

Bertrand Heysch de la Borde has more than 20 years' experience in infrastructure finance. He is the International Finance Corporation (IFC) manager responsible for its infrastructure operations in Sub-Saharan Africa, heading a team of 40 investment professionals. Before joining IFC in 2007, Bertrand was Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Project Finance at Société Générale. He started his career at Agence Française de Développement (AFD)/Proparco (Paris and Accra).

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IFC

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development institution focused exclusively on the private sector in developing countries. We utilize and leverage our products and services to provide development solutions customized to meet clients’ needs. We apply our financial resources, technical expertise, global experience, and innovative thinking to help our partners overcome financial, operational, and political challenges. In FY16, IFC has committed USD1Billion in investments in FCS1 globally, including USD250Million in Africa.