Board of Directors
The Board of Directors is responsible for the direction of the general operations of the bank. The Board (i) takes decisions concerning policies of the bank, and loans, guarantees, investments and technical assistance by the bank, (ii) approves borrowings by the bank, (iii) clears the financial accounts of the bank for approval by the Board of Governors, and (iv) approve the budgets of the bank. (Charter. Article 31)
The 12 Directors of the ADB Board of Directors are elected by the Board of Governors. Eight of the 12 are elected from within Asia and the Pacific and four others are elected from outside the region. The Board of Directors performs its duties full time at the ADB headquarters in Manila, Philippines. The President of ADB chairs the Board of Directors. See: Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors of ADB
| Director | Alternate Director | Members Represented | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sangmin Ryu |
Damien Horiambe |
Republic of Korea / Papua New Guinea / Sri Lanka / Taipei,China / Uzbekistan / Vanuatu / Viet Nam | +63 2 8632 6045 | |
| Noor Ahmed | Justine Sicat | Kazakhstan / Maldives / Marshall Islands / Mongolia / Pakistan / Philippines / Timor-Leste | +63 2 8632 6030 | |
|
Donald Bobiash |
Ernesto Braam | Canada / Denmark / Finland / Ireland / The Netherlands / Norway / Sweden | +63 2 8632 6060 | |
|
Rachel Thompson |
David Cavanough | Australia / Azerbaijan / Cambodia / Georgia / Hong Kong, China / Kiribati / Federated States of Micronesia / Nauru / Palau / Solomon Islands / Tuvalu | +63 2 8632 6065 | |
| Arif Baharudin | Karen Murray | Armenia / Cook Islands / Fiji / Indonesia / Kyrgyz Republic / New Zealand / Niue / Samoa / Tonga | +63 2 8632 6055 | |
| Weihua Liu | Xia Lyu | People’s Republic of China | +63 2 8632 6071 | |
| Chantale Wong |
Moushumi Khan |
United States | +63 2 8632 6050 | |
| Wan Farisan bin Wan Sulaiman | San Thida | Brunei Darussalam / Malaysia / Nepal / Singapore / Thailand | +63 2 8632 6081 | |
| Sergio Lugaresi | Alberto Cerdan | Belgium / France / Italy / Portugal / Spain / Switzerland | +63 2 8632 6035 | |
| Sameer Kumar Khare | Md. Azizul Alam | Afghanistan / Bangladesh / Bhutan / India / Lao People’s Democratic Republic / Tajikistan / Turkmenistan | +63 2 8632 6040 | |
| Philip Rose | Roger Fischer | Austria / Germany / Luxembourg / Türkiye / United Kingdom | +63 2 8632 6075 | |
| Takahiro Yasui |
Keiko Takahashi |
Japan | +63 2 8632 6096 |
as of 3 January 2023