ADB Appoints New Country Director for Timor-Leste

MANILA  — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Stefania Dina as Country Director for Timor-Leste. Ms. Dina will lead ADB operations in Timor-Leste, including the implementation of the country partnership strategy (CPS) covering 2023–2027, which aims to support the country in expanding climate-resilient infrastructure and basic services and strengthening the efforts to diversify the economy.

“ADB has been a leading development partner of Timor-Leste since 1999,” said Ms. Dina. “As country director, I look forward to growing ADB’s relationship with the government and people of Timor-Leste as we seek collaborative and integrated solutions to ensure sustainable growth.”

Ms. Dina, an Italian national, has 20 years of international development experience, including 7 years at ADB. She was most recently leading the agriculture, natural resource, and environment portfolio at ADB’s Viet Nam Resident Mission and was a member of the organizational review team and transformation office responsible for developing ADB’s new operating model. Previously, she served in the Southeast Asia Department and Myanmar Resident Mission.

Prior to joining ADB, she was Country Manager at the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and also worked at the European Commission and at LVMH. She holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Genoa in Italy and was a visiting scholar at the University of California at Berkeley.

Ms. Dina succeeds Sunil Mitra, who served in Timor-Leste from 2019 and was recently appointed as ADB Country Director for Myanmar.

ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.