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Johannes Zutt

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Country Director, Comoros, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles and Somalia

Johannes Zutt, a Dutch national, has been active in development since 1990.  His early experience involved program planning, monitoring and evaluation, mostly for UNICEF and UNDP, in various countries in eastern and southern Africa.  In 1999, Mr. Zutt joined the World Bank, where he worked as the Country Program Coordinator for a number of countries, including Angola, China, Malawi, Mongolia, Mozambique, and Zambia, as well as the team leader for numerous country strategies and projects.  In 2006, Mr. Zutt was appointed the Adviser to one of the Bank’s two Managing Directors, and in January 2008 he was asked to serve as the acting head of the Department of Institutional Integrity (INT), which is mandated to investigate allegations of fraud or corruption related to Group-financed projects.  Mr. Zutt was appointed the World Bank Country Director for Comoros, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles and Somalia in January 2009.