Darius Mans, the Millennium Challenge Corp.'s acting chief executive, will have new shoes to fill come Jan. 4. The board of Africare has chosen him as the organization's new president.
Mans will be replacing Julius Coles, who is retiring in December after seven years of service. His appointment to Africare's top management post comes as Congress is vetting Daniel W. Yohannes, President Obama's nominee to lead MCC.
Mans' professional experience, which spans 30 years, was one of the reasons for Africare board members to choose Mans.
"Darius Mans is one of the country's outstanding development leaders, and Africare is proud to have him as its next president. It is the Board's belief that by this appointment, we are positioning Africare to remain the premiere NGO that provides development assistance to the continent of Africa," Africare Board Chairman W. Frank Fountain said.
Fountain was also speaking on behalf of the organization's board when he said that Mans' appointment is expected to bring to Africare a resource development expertise that will boost the organization's efforts to become one of the leading nongovernmental organizations in the United States.
Prior to becoming MCC's acting chief executive, Mans served as the agency's vice president of implementation and managing director for Africa. He also served as director of the World Bank Institute and country director for Mozambique. Furthermore, he figured in talks and preparations to renew the World Bank's ties with Angola, after the country's 27-year civil war ended.
Devex interviewed Jeannine Scott, Africare's senior vice president, about the organization's work to reduce poverty in Africa.
