05/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - On 4 July, Swede Eva Srejber was appointed vice-president of the European Investment Bank (EIB) with effect from 1 July 2007. On the EIB Management Committee, her responsibilities include financing operations in Finland, Sweden, Estonia Latvia, Lithuania, the eastern EU neighbouring countries including Russia, and the EFTA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland). Ms Srejber will also supervise the Bank's activities in support of a competitive and innovative European economy (i2i facility), as well as the ex-post evaluations of EIB activity. Before arriving at the EIB, Ms Srejber, who succeeds Finn Sauli Niinistö, pursued a banking career in Sweden and with international financing institutions. (ol)