{"id":49701,"date":"2023-02-15T10:52:53","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T15:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging24.finca.org\/uncategorized-en-gb\/finca-international-announces-andree-simon-as-new-president-and-ceo"},"modified":"2024-11-04T02:27:24","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T07:27:24","slug":"finca-international-announces-andree-simon-as-new-president-and-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/finca.org\/en-gb\/finca-international-announces-andree-simon-as-new-president-and-ceo","title":{"rendered":"FINCA International Announces Andr\u00e9e Simon as new President and CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The financial inclusion expert has led FINCA\u2019s microfinance operations since 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FINCA International Board of Directors has appointed Andr\u00e9e Simon as President and CEO of FINCA International, effective January 1, 2023. Andr\u00e9e has served since 2016 as President and CEO of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fincaimpact.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FINCA Impact Finance<\/a>, the company that runs FINCA International\u2019s microfinance operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAndr\u00e9e possesses a deep understanding of how to successfully manage a high-risk, complex international business like FINCA\u2019s without ever taking her eye off the goal of sustainable social impact,\u201d said FINCA International Acting Board Chair David Weisman. \u201cShe puts our clients and their needs at the center of everything she does. Andr\u00e9e has the vision and leadership skills necessary to bring all our stakeholders together in the fight to end poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andree first joined FINCA in 2001 as Deputy to the President and CEO, where she was pivotal in redesigning FINCA\u2019s microfinance business into a sustainable, operating structure with a double bottom line of financial and social performance. She left in 2009 to serve as President and COO of Women for Women International, returning to FINCA in 2013 to lead FINCA Impact Finance, first as COO and then as CEO beginning in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andr\u00e9e has spoken all over the world about financial inclusion and written extensively on providing responsible financial services for women and other financially excluded groups. \u201cFINCA transformed how the financial industry both sees and serves the world\u2019s poorest entrepreneurs,\u201d she said. \u201cBut it hasn\u2019t been enough. We know that more investment in innovation is needed to enable the entrepreneurial spirit and talent of the world\u2019s poorest in sustainable, scalable and impactful ways.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former FINCA President and CEO Rupert Scofield passed away in late November just after penning a letter announcing his retirement. <a href=\"https:\/\/finca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Announcement-from-Rupert-Scofield.pdf?_ga=2.130207880.647943498.1676473940-54247325.1647980371\">In the letter<\/a>, he reflected on his four decades co-creating a financial inclusion movement that gives people the power to determine their own destiny. He called for \u201crevolutionary\u201d thinking from current and future FINCA staff and leaders. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAndr\u00e9e has a deep knowledge of FINCA\u2019s operations and significant expertise in both financial inclusion and social enterprise,\u201d said FINCA co-founder and economic development expert John Hatch. \u201cShe holds a clear-eyed understanding of the unique advantages FINCA brings to the table. She is well-positioned to write FINCA\u2019s next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About FINCA International<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FINCA International was founded in 1984 on the radical idea that giving small loans to people in poverty has the power to transform entire communities in a sustainable way. FINCA has long understood that poverty is multidimensional, and we are now expanding beyond our global success in financial inclusion, working with partners in agriculture, health care, and other sectors to build a global network of sustainable and scalable social enterprises that alleviate poverty worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About FINCA Impact Finance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FINCA Impact Finance&#8217;s network of 16 community-based banks offers responsible and affordable loan and saving products to more than two million people across the world, empowering low-income women and men to take control of their financial futures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FINCA International Board of Directors has appointed Andr\u00e9e Simon as President and CEO of FINCA International, effective January 1, 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