国际英语资讯:World Bank president Kim to join U.S. private equity fund as partner, vice chairman
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 9-- <span word="Jim">Jim</span> <span word="Yong">Yong</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="post">post</span>.</p><p><span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</span> <span word="Partners">Partners</span> (<span word="GIP">GIP</span>), <span word="a">a</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="investor">investor</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="GIP">GIP</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> 1.</p><p>"<span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Kim">Kim</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="base">base</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="comprehensive">comprehensive</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="insights">insights</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Adebayo">Adebayo</span> <span word="Ogunlesi">Ogunlesi</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="partner">partner</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="GIP">GIP</span>.</p><p><span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="willingness">willingness</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span>, <span word="underlining">underlining</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="importance">importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="development">development</span>.</p><p>"<span word="My">My</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="rewarding">rewarding</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="demonstrated">demonstrated</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>," <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="truly">truly</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="GIP">GIP</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="furthering">furthering</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="broad">broad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="critically">critically</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="mission">mission</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Ogunlesi">Ogunlesi</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="emerging">emerging</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>" <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> "<span word="his">his</span> <span word="expertise">expertise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="environmental">environmental</span>, <span word="social">social</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="governance">governance</span> <span word="issues">issues</span>."</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="indeed">indeed</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="welcome">welcome</span> <span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="GIP">GIP</span>," <span word="Ogunlesi">Ogunlesi</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="GIP">GIP</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="managing">managing</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="invests">invests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>, <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="shipping">shipping</span>, <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="industries">industries</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Bloomberg">Bloomberg</span>, <span word="GIP">GIP</span> <span word="manages">manages</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 40 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="assets">assets</span>.</p>
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