Our Staff
Our central staff are:
Nils Bhinda, Programme Manager, is responsible for overall management of the programme, especially liaison with West Africa and Tanzania, and work in Francophone Africa and Latin America. He also leads on publications and website development, and specialises in institutional support and investor perception analysis.
Alison Johnson, Programme Manager, formerly with the Commonwealth Secretariat and the School of Oriental and African Studies, she has worked on debt issues with developing countries since 1986. Alison is primarily responsible for managing projects in Anglophone countries, the information products and distance-learning programme, and for analysing external and domestic debt and aid-related issues.
Maria Holloway, Programme Administrator and Website Coordinator, is responsible for the administration of hispanophone, lusophone and some anglophone projects, and the coordination of the DFI website.
Lance Karani, Office and Website Administrator, is responsible for the day to day running of the technical office, IT management as well of the maintenance of the website and the database. Lance is also involved in general finance support, working alongside the Finance Manager.
Jeannette Laouadi, Francophone Programme Manager / Administrator /E - Newsletter Coordinator, is responsible for the coordination of activities in the participating countries of the Franc Zone region. She is also involved in the administration of other FPC CBP projects, including information sharing and website development, as well as the production of the FPC Publications series and DFI’s E-Newsletter.
Matthew Martin, Director, formerly with the World Bank, Overseas Development Institute and Oxford University, he has been advising developing countries, international organisations and donors on development financing and debt issues since 1991. He handles design and liaison with developing country policymakers, donors and regional and international partner organisations. His specialisations are in debt relief, analysing the quality and sustainability of new aid and private flows, and fiscal, financial sector and macroeconomic issues.
Juan Carlos Vilanova Pardo, Programme Manager, formerly with the World Bank, he has been a senior consultant to the HIPC CBP since 1999, and resident debt advisor to Guinea Bissau and São Tome e Príncipe. Juan Carlos manages projects in Hispanophone and Lusophone countries, and West African countries falling under the remit of WAIFEM. Juan Carlos specialises in external debt analysis and institutional/capacity-building needs assessment.
David Waddock, Finance & Office Manager, deals with all financial and contractual aspects of the programme, as well as the day to day running of the office, staff recruitment and personnel issues.
