Giuseppe Grimaldi appointed as new EBRD Country Director for Moldova
As noted in a press release from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Giuseppe Grimaldi will replace Catarina Bjorlin Hansen in this position as of 1 October. The EBRD has been investing in Moldova since 1992, and support for our country's economy "is a key part of the bank's work to promote prosperity in the region, despite Russia's war with neighbouring Ukraine". Giuseppe Grimaldi is currently Head of sustainable infrastructure reform in London. Upon taking up his position in Chisinau, he will report to Arvid Tuerkner, EBRD Managing Director for Ukraine and Moldova. Giuseppe Grimaldi joined the EBRD in 2014 from the private sector in his native Italy. He worked as an economist in London before moving to Ukraine in 2016 to focus on the energy sector in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Upon his return to London in 2021, he was promoted to Associate Director, Senior Sector Economist. He took up his current role in 2022, where he played a key role in developing the EBRD’s first SOE Policy. Giuseppe Grimaldi’s regional experience of supporting reforms to better align countries with EU rules will be useful in his work in Moldova, an EU accession candidate country. “Giuseppe Grimaldi brings to his new role deep knowledge and experience of policy development and reform across the EBRD’s countries of operations, in particular in linking sector reforms and investments to improve the Bank’s performance, as well as the leadership and management experience he has gained in his current role,” said Arvid Tuerkner. Giuseppe Grimaldi will succeed Catarina Bjorlin Hansen as Head of the EBRD Resident Office in Moldova, who will take up her new position as Head of the EBRD in Iraq this month. The EBRD is a major institutional investor in Moldova, having invested over €2.7 billion in 185 projects in the country over the past three decades. The EBRD is a multilateral bank that promotes private sector growth and entrepreneurship in 42 countries on three continents. It is owned by 77 countries, the EU and the EIB. The EBRD’s investments promote stronger competitiveness, inclusiveness, good governance, greener, more sustainable and more integrated economies where it operates. // 16.09.2025 — InfoMarket
