Wolfensohn

British

/ ˈwʊlfənˌsəʊn /

noun

James D., known as Jim. born 1933, US businessman and international official, born in Australia; president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) (1995–2005); honorary knightood (1995)

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He secretly flew the international banker Jim Wolfensohn to Vancouver to put the bans in place.

From The Guardian • May 16, 2019

"Mistakes happen and sadly things go wrong," said Prof Wolfensohn.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2017

Through his assistant, Mr. Wolfensohn declined to comment.

From New York Times • May 26, 2017

Mrs. Kraft painted and exhibited her portraits, among them renderings of Bradlee and James Wolfensohn, the investment banker who served as president of the World Bank.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2017

His shareholders - among them poor and developing countries - are forced to cough up these exorbitant fees and to finance the luxurious lifestyle of the likes of Kohler and Wolfensohn.

From Crime and Corruption by Vaknin, Samuel

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