O'Neil Rane Email & Phone Number

Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi Kenya

• Relationship manager for Germany, Spain & India – engagement with government officials and agencies for resource mobilization and strategic partnerships. • Raised over €250 million for key facilities. • Assisted in the replenishment & monitoring of the African Development Fund (ADF) – the Bank's concessional window; assisted in raising $8.9 billion of donor resources for Africa’s low-income countries for ADF-16 cycle. • Project Preparation Facility (PPF): Coordinator responsible for the management and implementation of a $100 million facility that provides reimbursable funds for project preparatory activities in low income countries of Africa.• Representing the Bank on the Steering Committee of the World Bank-IMF Debt Management Facility (DMF). • Member of the inter-departmental committees on debt matters including the Bank’s Non-Concessional Borrowing Policy. • Represent the Bank at the G-20 International Financial Architecture (IFA) Working Group.• Coordinating/reporting on Bank’s participation in HIPC & Multilateral Debt Relief Initiatives (MDRI).• Preparing and reviewing key discussion papers for donors and strategic briefing notes for Senior Management.

Nairobi, Kenya

• Relationship manager for USA, Germany, Spain & India – engagement with government officials and agencies for resource mobilization and strategic partnerships. • Raised over €200 million for key facilities. • Part of the team coordinating the replenishment & monitoring of the African Development Fund (ADF) – the Bank concessional window; assisted in raising $8.9 billion of donor resources for Africa’s low-income countries for ADF-16 cycle. • Project Preparation Facility (PPF): Coordinator responsible for the management and implementation of a $100 million facility that provides reimbursable funds for project preparatory activities in low income countries of Africa.• Representing the Bank on the Steering Committee of the World Bank-IMF Debt Management Facility (DMF). • Member of the inter-departmental committees on debt matters including the Bank’s Non-Concessional Borrowing Policy. • Represent the Bank at the G-20 International Financial Architecture Working Group.• Coordinating/reporting on Bank’s participation in HIPC & Multilateral Debt Relief Initiatives.• Preparing and reviewing key discussion papers for donors and strategic briefing notes for Senior Management.

New Delhi Area, India

• Managed Development Assistance portfolio of over $3 billion extended to various developing countries in Africa, Asia, Oceania, Latin America & Caribbean regions for infrastructure, energy, agriculture, education, healthcare projects. • Engaged with recipient governments, agencies, regional financial institutions for project identification, assessment, implementation, monitoring and impact assessment. Provided procurement guidance including pre-qualification exercise.• International Solar Alliance: Focal point for the $2 billion fund. Advising stakeholders [governments, policymakers, solar project developers, manufacturers, service providers & integrators] on opportunities. Contributing to policy issues for promoting financing of solar projects.• Coordinated the Project Preparation Facility of Government of India - a $50 million grant facility for low income countries.

Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire

• Resource Mobilization & Partnerships: Engaged with sovereign & non-sovereign entities from emerging economies – Arab Funds, Islamic Development Bank. Supported mobilization of financial and technical resources.• Seeking opportunities for cofinancing and structuring infrastructure projects [including PPPs] in Africa by engaging with partners such as Islamic Development Bank, Arab Funds, other development partners to structure a framework for cofinancing potential pipeline of projects and providing technical & advisory assistance to operational departments.• Management of Trust Funds: Managed three Funds covering climate change, sustainable energy and project preparation.• Private Sector Credit Enhancement Facility of USD 250 million: Supported the operationalization of the captive facility that provides credit risk participations in private sector operations of the Bank in low-income countries.• Providing Knowledge & Technical Support: Prepared strategic information briefs on areas of cooperation, donors, speeches and guidance notes for senior management; and coordinated the Secretariat for Bank’s Standing Committee on Partnerships.

Mumbai

• Supported projects valued over $2 billion in Asia & Africa through client outreach, origination, screening, processing and funded & non-funded facilities (project finance, cash-flow deficit finance, performance guarantees). Coordinating internal approvals by interfacing with credit team, safeguards, integrity, legal, senior management committee and Board of Directors.• Coordinated the setting-up of the Kukuza Project Development Company for Africa. Contributed to the Bank’s strategic direction through research and analytical inputs, undertaking country, sector, policy and project evaluation studies.

Dakar, Senegal

• Set-up the West Africa office. First India Exim office to sign an Accord de Siege (Diplomatic Headquarters Agreement).• Managed development assistance portfolio valued over $3 billion in 23 countries to sovereigns, agencies & regional development banks through project implementation support & monitoring, impact assessment and monitoring loan servicing.• Facilitated trade and investments deals valued over $250 million between India and West Africa by providing guidance, business intelligence and financing facilities to companies, institutions and governments.• Engaged with multilateral institutions and regional development banks including African Development Bank, World Bank, International Finance Corporation, Afreximbank, West African Development Bank (BOAD), ECOWAS Bank for Investment & Development and other local commercial banks.

Mumbai Area, India

• Conducted country, regional and sector studies on trade & investment potential and assessed risks and opportunities.• Advised over 200 companies on effective participation in contracts funded by multilateral financial institutions. • Organized over 20 export promotion seminars and events.

Pune Area, India

• Managed operations of the Centre.• Counselled and trained students on opportunities, process and planning for overseas education.• Designed and implemented the media and publicity campaign for the Centre.

Panaji Area, India

Six month residential internship in communication media, information and technology. Worked on creating a framework for a Knowledge Management System, creating content, developing corporate brochures, designing marketing communication material, preparing business plans, media packs and other visual communication materials.

Advanced Degree, International Economic Policy Research, A

Activities and Societies: Studied and Researched International Economic Policy Framework. Worked on 2 research studies: 1) Labour Market.

M.A., Economics

Studied Economics

B.A., Economics

Activities and Societies: Millennium Bugs Majored in Economics. Also studied Philosophy, Political Science, Child Psychology and Logic..

12Th, Sciences

Active in cultural activities of the school.

10Th, Science, Mathematics, Social Science, English And Hindi