Kim-See Lim
Director, East Asia and the Pacific, International Finance Corporation
Kim-See Lim is the Regional Director for East Asia and the Pacific. Ms. Lim oversees the implementation of the region’s strategy, investment, and advisory business. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has a US$13 billion portfolio in region. With a career spanning more than 26 years of investing in emerging markets across Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, Ms. Lim is an accomplished global investment professional and leader in development finance. She has been responsible for originating and subsequently managing multi-billion dollar regional equity and debt investment portfolios across the consumer services, infrastructure, and financial sectors. She has led and motivated multicultural and multidisciplinary teams to execute on IFC’s strategy and business globally. Ms. Lim has also served on the boards and advisory committees of private companies in various emerging markets. Her global career in development finance has taken her to more than 30 countries including frontier markets such as Belarus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, Rwanda, and many others. Ms. Lim is passionate about climate change, inclusive growth, and innovation. She is based in Hong Kong and is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Bahasa. Ms. Lim has an MBA from University of Maryland, USA and undergraduate degree in Economics and Finance from Flinders University, South Australia, Australia.
