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==Organization== The highest policy-making body of the bank is the Board of Governors, composed of one representative from each member state. The Board of Governors, in turn, elect among themselves the twelve members of the board of directors and their deputies. Eight of the twelve members come from regional (Asia-Pacific) members while the others come from non-regional members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Directors |url=http://www.adb.org/about/board-directors |access-date=2015-11-26 |publisher=Asian Development Bank |archive-date=6 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206062514/http://www.adb.org/about/board-directors |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite report |url=https://doi.org/10.22617/fls230038-3 |title=ADB Annual Report 2022 |date=2023-07-01 |publisher=Asian Development Bank}}</ref> The Board of Governors also elect the bank's president, who is the chairperson of the board of directors and manages ADB. The president has a term of office lasting five years, and may be re-elected. Traditionally, and because Japan is one of the largest shareholders of the bank, the president has always been Japanese.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anonymous |title=ADB |url=https://www.trade.gov/adb |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=www.trade.gov |language=en}}</ref> The current president is [[Masato Kanda]]. He succeeded [[Masatsugu Asakawa]] who in 2024, announced his resignation effective on 23 February 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cigaral |first1= Ian Nicolas |title=ADB president announces resignation|url= https://business.inquirer.net/479202/adb-president-announces-resignation|accessdate=September 10, 2024 |newspaper= [[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=September 9, 2024}}</ref> Prior to that, Asakawa succeeded [[Takehiko Nakao]] on 17 January 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-17 |title=New ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa Assumes Office |url=https://www.adb.org/news/new-adb-president-masatsugu-asakawa-assumes-office |access-date=2020-01-24 |publisher=Asian Development Bank|archive-date=17 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200117060046/https://www.adb.org/news/new-adb-president-masatsugu-asakawa-assumes-office |url-status=live }}</ref> who succeeded [[Haruhiko Kuroda]] in 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New ADB President Takehiko Nakao Assumes Office |url=http://www.adb.org/news/new-adb-president-takehiko-nakao-assumes-office |publisher=Asian Development Bank |date=28 April 2013 |access-date=29 April 2013 |archive-date=17 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917163419/https://www.adb.org/news/new-adb-president-takehiko-nakao-assumes-office |url-status=live }}</ref> The headquarters of the bank is at 6 ADB Avenue, [[Mandaluyong]], [[Metro Manila]], [[Philippines]],<ref>"[http://www.adb.org/contacts Contacts]." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20120226103341/http://beta.adb.org/contacts/main Archive]) Asian Development Bank. Retrieved on 21 April 2015. "6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong 1550, Philippines"</ref><ref>"[http://www.adb.org/contacts/main Contacts: How to Visit ADB] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201223224755/http://www.adb.org/contacts/main |date=23 December 2020 }}." ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151007055302/http://beta.adb.org/sites/default/files/ADB-Map.pdf Archive]) Asian Development Bank. Retrieved on 21 April 2015.</ref> and it has 42 field offices in Asia and the Pacific and representative offices in [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]], Frankfurt, Tokyo and [[Sydney]]. The bank employs about 3,000 people, representing 60 of its 68 members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key Facts |url=http://www.adb.org/about/key-facts |access-date=2015-11-26 |publisher=Asian Development Bank |archive-date=2 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170502035111/https://www.adb.org/about/key-facts |url-status=live }}</ref> ===List of presidents=== {{Multiple images | image1 = δΊζ΄²ιθ‘ηΈ½θ£ζΈ‘ιζ¦ζ΅ε°.jpg | caption1 = [[Takeshi Watanabe (civil servant)|Takeshi Watanabe]], the first president | image2 = Haruhiko Kuroda at ADB Philippines (crop).jpg | caption2 = [[Haruhiko Kuroda]], the eighth president | image3 = Masatsugu Ashakawa.jpg | caption3 = [[Masatsugu Asakawa]], the tenth president | image4 = Masato_Kanda_20240604.jpg | caption4 = [[Masato Kanda]], the eleventh president | total_width = 400 }} {| class="wikitable" |- ! Name ! Dates ! Nationality |- | [[Takeshi Watanabe (bureaucrat)|Takeshi Watanabe]] | 1966β1972 | {{JPN}}ese |- | [[Shiro Inoue]] | 1972β1976 | {{JPN}}ese |- | {{Ill|Taroichi Yoshida|ja|εη°ε€ͺιδΈ|qid=}} | 1976β1981 | {{JPN}}ese |- | {{Ill|Masao Fujioka||qid=Q38167320}} | 1981β1989 | {{JPN}}ese |- | {{Ill|Kimimasa Tarumizu|ja|εζ°΄ε ¬ζ£|qid=}} | 1989β1993 | {{JPN}}ese |- | [[Mitsuo Sato]] | 1993β1999 | {{JPN}}ese |- | [[Tadao Chino]] | 1999β2005 | {{JPN}}ese |- | [[Haruhiko Kuroda]] | 2005β2013 | {{JPN}}ese |- | [[Takehiko Nakao]] | 2013β2020 | {{JPN}}ese |- | [[Masatsugu Asakawa]] |2020βFebruary 23, 2025 | {{JPN}}ese |- | [[Masato Kanda]] |February 24, 2025β | {{JPN}}ese |}
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