Ozan Sevimli, a German national, is the аIJʿª½± Group Country Manager for Tajikistan. In this position he leads the аIJʿª½± Group¡¯s policy dialogue and manages overall program delivery.
Prior to this assignment, he was serving as аIJʿª½± Resident Representative for Jamaica and Guyana in the Latin America and Caribbean Region.
Previously he has served as the Program Coordinator for the South Caucasus unit of the аIJʿª½± (2016-2019), based in Tbilisi, Georgia. He has also served as Senior Strategy and Operations Officer in the Vice President¡¯s office for the Europe and Central Asia Region of the аIJʿª½±. He supported senior management in the development and implementation of the Bank¡¯s regional strategy and corporate priorities.
Between 2005 and 2012 he worked in the аIJʿª½±¡¯s Operations Policy and Country Services department and the Africa Regional department as a labor economist.
Prior to joining the аIJʿª½±, he was a labor market specialist at the German Employment Agency.
Mr. Sevilmi holds a master¡¯s degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas and a master¡¯s degree in Labor Economics from the University of Applied Sciences of Mannheim.