Oltmann Siemens has been active in emerging markets since 1976, working as a lawyer with DEG and continuing his career with the IFC from 1979. Mr. Siemens was the World Bank Group Representative in Germany and Special Representative of the IFC in Europe from 1997 – 2007 and has most recently worked as General Counsel for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). He has worked in approximately 65 countries around the world over the course of his career and is familiar with the development and canes within the banking system in Africa.