Vijay Kumar Akasam is an experienced development professional. He holds a master’s degree in Sanitary Engineering from IIHE, Netherlands and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from India and has over 30 years of experience covering entire project cycle including planning, designing, procurement, contract administration, project implementation, program and portfolio management.  Vijay was a consultant before joining ADB in October 2017.

Mr. Shim is Senior Procurement Specialist - Procurement Division 1, Procurement, Portfolio and Financial Management Department (PPFD), and assigned to support ADB’s portfolio in transport sector in the Central & West Asia region of ADB. He has over 29 years of experience working in public and private sectors on various infrastructure projects in energy, transport, and water sector. Over the last 6 years with the Bank, he has been supporting energy and transport portfolios in South Asia and Central & West Asia region.

Joonho Hwang assumed the role of Director, the Energy Division, Central and West Asia Department (CWRD) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on 20 August 2020. He will also cover the Energy Division, East Asia Department from 30 June 2023.