Head of International Advisory Services

Ms. Fatma Dirkes is the Head of the International Advisory Services, of Frankfurt School of Finance & Management with overall responsibility for all of Frankfurt School’s international consultancy projects and department staff worldwide. As Member of the Management Committee of Frankfurt School, Mrs Dirkes is involved in the School’s executive decision-making process and is charged with developing the School, defining strategic objectives, risk management and ensuring the institution is moving towards fulfilling its goals and mission.

Ms. Dirkes has hands on proven experience in the design of institutional building programs and training concepts, development and implementation of new lending products and has developed TA concepts, led inception missions and carried out due diligences and diagnostic studies for a broad range of institutions worldwide. Ms. Dirkes responsibilities include the design and implementation of a variety of projects focusing on Climate and Energy Efficiency Finance funded by international donor organisations e.g. ADB, EU, EIB, EBRD, KfW, IFC and Worldbank. Mrs. Dirkes is the Project Director of the on-going EBRD Initiative “Tajikistan: Green Economy Financing Facility” (https://ebrdgeff.com/tajikistan/) and is member of the Technical Committee of the KFW financed Grant Facility “InsuResilienceSolution Fund” (https://www.insuresilience-solutions-fund.org/).

Ms. Dirkes can rely upon outstanding in-depth knowledge of the banking education sector globally. She is the current president of the “European Banking & Financial Services Training Association (EBTN)” (https://www.ebtn-association.eu/).

Ms. Dirkes holds a university degree in Business Administration. Prior to joining Frankfurt School in 2003, Ms. Dirkes worked as auditor and consultant for PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Banco de Brasil and KPMG.