The Global Infrastructure Hub (GI Hub) has appointed Marie Lam-Frendo as its new CEO.
Lam-Frendo brings 18 years of experience in developing, financing and managing large infrastructure programs and initiatives, with a particular focus on emerging markets.
She has extensive experience in advising governments on establishing their infrastructure project pipeline and supporting their project preparation, as well as sound expertise in financing strategy, especially in blended finance.
Lam-Frendo was previously the head of APAC for Atkins Acuity, the advisory business of Atkins and SNC Lavalin group. Before joining Atkins in 2015, she headed the Infrastructure Initiatives department of the World Economic Forum (WEF), where she led their thought leadership activities, publishing several reports on best practices in the infrastructure sector.
Before that, Lam-Frendo worked for European utilities Essent then RWE where she drove their business development activities in the Africa and Central Asia region, including their equity investment in LNG and hydro power plants. She started her career in 2001 and worked for various engineering consulting firms holding several technical and commercial positions for energy and transport projects in Africa, Middle East and Europe.
Lam-Frendo’s appointment to the GI Hub comes at a significant time for the organization. The G20 Leaders’ renewal of the GI Hub’s mandate reflects the continuing importance that the G20 places on infrastructure as an economic driver, and as a means for addressing inequality and improving social outcomes.
Further, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced funding for the GI Hub in September 2018, which included opening an ancillary office in Toronto. This office is expected to open in early 2019.
