Gilles Mettetal is the EBRD s Director for Agribusiness. He joined the EBRD in 1993. The Agribusiness Department s annual commitments have increased steadily. The team now includes 28 professional bankers. Its clients range from large multinationals such as Cargill, Danone, Parmalat, and Carlsberg, to local companies and local banks. Previous work experience was with the FAO/Investment Centre, employed as a Mission Leader 1998 -1993, where he supervised the identification and preparation of projects to be financed by major international financing institutions such as the World Bank or the International Fund of Agriculture (IFAD). 1997-1998 OECD/Clud du Sahel -Analysis of the Competitiveness of Agriculture in the Sahel, Review of Grain policies in Senegal, Cote d Ivoire and Mali. Gilles became Director of the Agribusiness Department on 1st July 2006.