Australia, Oct. 6 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Jyotsana Varma as the new Regional Director of its Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO) in Sydney, where she will lead operations for Nauru, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. Ms. Varma, who begins today, will also oversee the implementation of the forthcoming Pacific Approach 2026-2030, which will serve as ADB's overall country partnership strategy for those countries. A national of India, Ms. Varma has 33 years of development experience, including 16 years with ADB where she has held several leadership positions, including extensive experience working in Cambodia, Bangladesh, and the Maldives. Before joining ADB, she led state teams in the Indian civil service to imp...