Skip to content
  • All News
  • Regional News
    • Southeast Asia News
    • South Asia News
    • Northeast Asia News
    • Australasia News
  •   Awards
  • Events
    • Southeast Asia Events
    • South Asia Events
    • Middle East Events
    • Northeast Asia Events
    • Australasia Events
    • Past Events
  • On-Demand
  • Our Story
  • Contact Us
Menu
  • All News
  • Regional News
    • Southeast Asia News
    • South Asia News
    • Northeast Asia News
    • Australasia News
  •   Awards
  • Events
    • Southeast Asia Events
    • South Asia Events
    • Middle East Events
    • Northeast Asia Events
    • Australasia Events
    • Past Events
  • On-Demand
  • Our Story
  • Contact Us
Member Login & Register Beta
Login
World News

International Monetary Fund Appoints Shirin Hamid as Chief Information Officer

The International Monetary Fund has announced the appointment of Ms. Shirin Hamid as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Director of the Information Technology Department (ITD).

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced the decision. Ms. Hamid’s selection was the outcome of an internationally competitive process. Ms. Hamid, a Singaporean national, is expected to assume her new role on January 4, 2022, and will succeed Ed Anderson, who separated from the Fund in June 2021.

“Shirin brings to the Fund a wealth of IT leadership experience, having held key positions in both national and global institutions,” Ms. Georgieva said. “She is an innovator, with a proven record of spearheading IT modernisation campaigns at large international organizations. Her strong strategic vision is focused on using technology to enable organizations to succeed in their work—an invaluable strength that will help the Fund take advantage of the latest technological advancements to support its work in the service of its membership.”

Most recently, Ms. Hamid was the Director General and CIO of the Information Technology Department at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) since 2016, where she led a team of over 600 IT personnel. In that role, Ms. Hamid revolutionized the Bank’s IT ecosystem, modernised policies, revamped existing operations, strengthened IT and data governance, and fostered innovation on big data, cybersecurity, and digital platforms.

Prior to the ADB, Ms. Hamid spent 11 years at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) as Chief Technology Officer and Director, where she oversaw IT functions and operations on a global stage, covering 170 countries and territories. Under her leadership, the UNDP’s IT team transformed the organization’s Information and Communications Technology (ICT) program and enabled more productive inter-agency collaboration.

“Shirin will be joining the Fund at this critical time when it is seeking to modernize the digital workplace, along with other capital improvements” Ms. Georgieva said. “Her diverse experience, strategic vision, and considerable talent for leading large, culturally diverse teams are assets that will help the Fund achieve its modernisation goals.”

Ms. Hamid has held many private sector leadership roles including as Acting General Manager for IT at Singapore’s Keppel Group and Keppel Offshore & Marine; Senior Consultant at Deloitte (at the firm’s Boston and Singapore offices); and as a Consultant at Andersen Consulting/Accenture.

Also, she holds a Master’s degree in Business Systems Analysis and Design from City University of London, and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from England’s Coventry University.

Publish on W.Media
  • October 21, 2021
Author Info - W.Media
Venkatesh Ganesh
Venkatesh Ganesh
Share This Article
PrevPrevious PostSustainability, Hyperscalers’ Boom & Energy Efficiency Grab the Limelight at South East Asia Cloud & Data Centre Summit
Next PostNortheast Asia Cloud & DC Awards Summit | (MCN) Panel Discussion: Datacenter Expansion and the Digital Infrastructure Strategies in the China Internet LandscapeNext
Other Popular Posts
Capture Waleed Ali
World News
June 4, 2021

How 5G and Edge computing could reshape biz in the Middle East

Datacom Australia
Southeast Asia News
July 8, 2021

Strong cloud, digital demand, drives Datacom’s FY21 Revenues

Tech-mahindra
South Asia News
January 13, 2023

Tech Mahindra Partners With Microsoft To Introduce Cloud Based 5G Core Network Modernization

ShirinHamid-1024x587
World News
October 21, 2021

International Monetary Fund Appoints Shirin Hamid as Chief Information Officer

Artist’s impression of the data centre in Saitama
Northeast Asia News
June 13, 2022

Lendlease begins construction of 100 MW Data Centre campus in Japan for Princeton Digital Group

India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Annual Budget 2022-23. Source: Moneycontrol
South Asia News
February 1, 2022

With Infrastructure Status, Data Centres in India to get Significant Capital Inflows

W.Media is a Technology Publishing Company & Community Hub.

Our comprehensive taxonomy includes - breaking news, digital marketing and events targeted at Cloud/IT, Datacenters and Connectivity

Receive the latest news.

We'll keep you in the loop.

Great! now press

Our Story

Contact Us

Advertise on W. Media Platforms

Terms & Conditions

Privacy Policy

© 2022 W.Media. All Rights Reserved