TPC has active, competent and experienced Board of Directors (BOD) that has rich experience in finance, management and development.
The Chairman of the Board is Mr. Michael Spingler, a microfinance specialist with 16 years of development experience providing strategic advisory, technical assistance and capacity strengthening services to microfinance institutions (MFIs), banks and/ or credit unions in Egypt and Southeast Asia and Ghana. Advisory, technical and training assistance have focused on governance, strategic, business and operational planning, operations, human resources, marketing, and financial management and product development and service delivery. He currently is based full time in TPC acting as a senior management consultant and was the Chief Operating Officer of TPC from 1996 – 2003.
Ms. Fernanda Lima has six years of experience with major private equity firms in Europe, Latin America, and the U.S. social sphere. She worked for AIG Global Investment Group in London as an Investment Manager, working on equity transactions in Scandinavian, Eastern and Southern Europe, and as an Investment Associate with AFLA/Citicorp Venture Capital in Sao Paulo, structuring private equity investments in Brazil's service sector. Most recently, she has been a Senior Investment Officer with NCIF/ShoreBank in Chicago, a social private equity fund investing in U.S.-based community development finance institutions. She has a MBA from the University of London and a MSc in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics. She currently holds the position of Vice President Private Equity at Developing World Markets and is the shareholder representative on the Board.
Mr. Chandula Abeywickrama is Deputy General Manager at Hatton National Bank in Sri Lanka where he is responsible for the Retail Operation, the Microfinance Operation and Marketing. Apart from his responsibilities at HNB, he is also Chairman of the Banking With The Poor Network and Lanka Financial Services for the Underserved Settlements (UNDP) and participates in other several initiatives in the field of “financial services with social impact” globally.
Mr. Christophe Fornsinetti is Vice President at DEVENCO, a private equity and investment consulting company in Cambodia, where is responsible for identification, assessment, structuring and setting up of investment projects, acquisition and startups. He has over 10 years experience setting up and running operations in both Europe and emerging markets and microfinance experience with Microcred and Planet Finance.
Ms. Jessica Moffett-Rose is Vice President Private Equity Associate at Developing World Markets, a socially responsible fund manager and investment bank. She has gained six years of experience in development finance working with ProCredit Holding in Germany, a nonprofit loan fund focused on community development and microfinance in Washington DC, and a village banking program in Nepal. Ms. Moffett-Rose holds a Masters degree from Harvard University’s Kennedy School and a B.A. from Princeton University.
