Subject: Africa Development Expert to Lead 2SCALE

Africa Development Expert to Lead 2SCALE

“Africa has the potential to feed the world."

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Marina Diboma has been appointed as the new 2SCALE Program Director. Marina joins 2SCALE from the Netherlands-African Business Council (NABC), where she is currently the Deputy Managing Director. A Dutch national with Cameroonian origin, Marina has extensive experience in private sector and sustainable economic development in sub-Saharan Africa and has a passion for building bridges between people and organizations. As an expert on Africa and development cooperation, Marina participates in various initiatives. Over the past two years, she has been involved in 2SCALE as a member of the external Selection Committee, the body charged with approving inclusive agribusiness ideas for our public-private partnerships.

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