Anne Wairimu Nganga
Chairperson
Anne is the Principal Consultant and Founder of Finebridge Associates Ltd, a leading professional firm in providing Finance and Microfinance consultancy, Accounting, Taxation and Internal Audit services. She previously served as the Chief Operating Officer for African Academy of Sciences where she supported the Governing Council on financial and operational matters. She also served as the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer for Jabali Microserve Limited, a credit only financial institution. Anne has also served Faulu Kenya Microfinance Bank in various capacities namely Chief Finance Officer, Transformation Manager and Head of Internal Audit. She began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd (PWC) where she rose to the position of Senior Associate 1 and later moved on to Exp Momentum Ltd as the Finance and Administration manager. Anne holds a MBA in Finance as well a BCom degree in Finance. She is a Fellow of ACCA (UK) Certificate as well as a CPA (K) certificate holder and a member of ICPAK. She also holds a Executive Certificate in SME Banking – Frankfurtschool – Germany.
Monica Wanjiru Waithaka
Director
Ms. Wanjiru Waithaka is the Regional Director Africa at Incofin IM where she leads the Africa team in making debt and equity investments in the financial inclusion, agriculture and water space. She began her career in audit and assurance working at PwC and PKF before moving to Ascent Capital as an analyst and worked her way up to investment director overseeing deployment, portfolio management and fund reporting. She holds a B.Sc in Statistics from the University of Nairobi, is a member of ACCA and a CFA charter holder.
Godfrey Kaindoh
Director
Mr. Godfrey Kaindoh is an investment professional at Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI). He runs NMI’s Kenyan office and oversees its Sub–Saharan Africa investments. Kaindoh brings on board a wealth of experience in Finance and Investments. Previously, he was the lead consultant and Chief Investment Officer at Unclaimed Financial Assets Trust Fund. Prior to that, he was a Senior Investment Analyst at ICDC (now KDC), a state owned DFI in Kenya, where he sourced, led and closed multiple transactions in diverse sectors in Kenya. Mr. Kaindoh started his career at the National Treasury – Kenya, where he doubled as an accountant and efficiency-monitoring officer (Economics & Finance). He sits on several boards including KWFT Bank and Progression Eastern African Microfinance Equity Fund. He holds a Master of Science degree in Financial Economics and a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management (Finance and Banking). He is also a Certified Public Accountant (Kenya) and has undergone Specialized Microfinance Training Programme in Italy with concentration in Development Finance.
Lone Søndergaard
Director
Mrs. Lone Søndergaard is an investment professional and social performance manager at Nordic Microfinance Initiative (NMI). She runs NMI’s Danish office and is involved in investments across NMI’s geographical focus areas i.e., Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia. She sit on the board of several of NMI’s MIV investments incl. Women’s World Banking and Goodwell West Africa. In addition, she manages NMI’s social performance activities incl. establishing processes and tools for due diligence, follow-up, and reporting of social performance. Prior to joining NMI in 2017, Lone was program and project manager at Danske Bank, working with operational excellence, process optimization and lean leadership. She started her career at MYC4, where she was responsible for establishing partnerships with African microfinance institutions, and thereafter, joined Fusion Investments, a British start-up investment firm focused on East Africa. She has taught microfinance at Copenhagen University and sits on the board of Danish Forum for Microfinance. Lone holds a Master’s Degree in International Business from Copenhagen Business School.
Michael Nzule
Director
Director Michael is the Chief Strategy Officer at Mitchell Cotts Freight Kenya Limited. He has a strong background in corporate finance and strategy, accounting function management, business performance management and reporting, procurement, business development, operations management and investor relations, cutting across different industries. Prior to joining Mitchell Cotts, Michael worked with East African Breweries Limited, (EABL), where he served in many roles including Group Strategy & Planning Manager, Group Procurement Support Services Manager, EABL International Business Development and Operations Manager. Prior to joining EABL, Michael worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Senior Manager and the service line leader for Finance, Accounting and Operations consulting. He also worked with Deloitte Consulting as a consultant in Strategy & Operations and Farmchem Limited as an Accountant. Michael has over 20 years’ experience in finance and strategy. He holds a Masters of Business and Administration (MBA) in Accounting (with marketing specialisation) and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Option) from the University of Nairobi. Michael is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and has served as a member of the Finance and Strategy Committee of the Institute.
Federica Malfa
Director
Mrs. Federica Malfa works as the Investment Manager Africa – Debt Financial Institutions at Incofin. In her role, she manages Incofin’s debt portfolio in Africa and she leads end-to-end debt investment transactions. Prior to joining Incofin in 2021, she worked at MFR (Microfinanza Rating), a rating agency specialized in financial inclusion, as Regional Manager Francophone Africa & MENA and Senior Analyst. In this capacity, she conducted 30+ financial and social ratings, certifications of financial service providers and mobile money operators in 20+ countries in Africa, MENA, Europe and Asia. Federica also worked for one year at the European Central Bank. She holds a MSc. in Economics from Université Catholique de Louvain and Maastricht University (double degree) and a BSc. in Economics and Social Sciences at Bocconi University
Bernard Mutinda Kivava
Chief Executive Officer
Bernard joined Juhudi as Chief Executive Officer in 2015 bringing more than 15 years of experience in microfinance and project management in East Africa. Prior to Juhudi Kilimo, Bernard held numerous leadership positions, notably at Faulu Kenya as the Head of Business Development and as Chief Executive Officer of Letshego Rwanda Limited. During his tenure at Letshego and Faulu, Bernard played a pivotal role in supporting both companies achieve stunning business growth in a rapidly changing, competitive and demanding business environment. He has an MBA in Strategic Management from the University of Nairobi and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Moi University.