AIIB president appoints three members to Sanctions Panel

BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 15. Asian
Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun has
appointed three members to the Bank’s Sanctions Panel, Trend reports via the
Bank.

Bernard O’Donnell has been appointed as the Chair of the
Sanctions Panel, effective December 1, 2025. He succeeds Enery
Quinones, whose term concluded in November 2025. O’Donnell was
previously appointed as an external member of AIIB’s Sanctions
Panel in June 2025 following a competitive selection process.

In addition, Norbert Seiler has been appointed as an external
member of the Sanctions Panel, and Ian Nightingale has been
appointed as the internal member of the Sanctions Panel, both
effective December 1, 2025.

AIIB’s Policy on Prohibited Practices establishes a two-tier
sanctions process that consists of the Sanctions Officer and the
Sanctions Panel. The Sanctions Panel is responsible for reviewing
Appeals submitted by Respondents that have been sanctioned by
AIIB’s Sanctions Officer.

AIIB’s Sanctions Panel acts independently and do not answer to,
or take instructions from the President, Management, the Board of
Directors, representatives from AIIB Members or any other entity or
individual. Decisions of the Sanctions Panel are final and cannot
be appealed any further.