Ms. Hiba Tahboub currently manages the procurement function of the World Bank in the Anglophone countries of the Africa region leading a group of 41 people in 23 countries.

Biography

Ms. Hiba Tahboub currently manages the procurement function of the World Bank in the Anglophone countries of the Africa region leading a group of 41 people in 23 countries.
Before moving to the Africa region, she managed the procurement function for Europe and Central Asia region. As a member of the World Bank leadership on procurement, Ms. Tahboub current focus is to move the Bank’s procurement agenda across Regions by strengthening the dialogue with governments and private sector and support the efforts of the counterparts of the Bank in developing sustainable and effective reforms.
Ms. Tahboub is leading her team to provide integrated, innovative approaches and solutions to complex and transformational procurement activities. In addition, she provides the fiduciary oversight for the World Bank Financed Projects.
Previously, she served as a lead procurement specialist in the World Bank Procurement Policy Unit where she was a core member of the team developing several operational policies related to Investment Lending, Emergency Operations and Results-Based financing during her tenure in the Operational Policy and Country Services (OPCS) Department.