Poul Mathias Thomsen

Poul Mathias Thomsen (born 1955, in Aabenraa) is a Danish economist working for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since the 1980s. He served as the director of the IMF's European Department.^[1] He led the bailouts of Iceland, Greece, Portugal and Ukraine during and after the Great Recession.^[2]

Poul M. Thomsen
European Department, International Monetary Fund
In office November 2014 – July 2020
President	Christine Lagarde David Lipton (Acting) Kristalina Georgieva
Succeeded by	Alfred Kammer
Personal details
Born	1955 Aabenraa

He retired from the IMF in July 2020.^[3]

Reception in Europe

Greece

He was referred as "Mr Blue Eyes" on Greek press.^[4] Because of his strict and debatable financial tactics (as he insisted on implementing more taxes and cutting pensions and salaries), and, especially, accusations that such imposed measures actually prolonged the country's debt crisis, he became one of the most repugnant persons in Greece.^[4]

He also raised concern on the Greek press on the amount of his pension that will receive as he retires in July.^[5]