Advans Annual Report 2023
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Board of
Directors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Advans’ Annual Report 2023
Eelko Bronkhorst
Chairman of the Board
Eelko Bronkhorst has been
Director of Advans SA since 2015
and is holding the position of
Chairman since 2018. He is CEO
of the financial inclusion advisory
firm Financial Access Consulting
Services. He formerly held the
role of CEO of Orangefield Group,
as well as various positions in
the banking and finance industry
such as CEO of ABN AMRO Bank
(Switzerland), Head of Corporate
Banking & Structured Finance ABN
Amro Bank Indonesia and VP of
Rabobank USA.
Brenda Ndonda Tsvetu
Brenda Ndonda Tsvetu has
been Director of Advans
SA since October 2023. Her
expertise includes corporate
governance, strategy, and financial
management. She retired as CFO
of FirstRand Bank Ltd in November
2023. She is an associate
member of the Association of
Corporate Treasurers in the UK
and a Certified Director with the
Institute of Directors in South
Africa. She also serves as a Non-
Executive Director and Chair of
the Audit and Risk Committee
at SAICA2.
Hervé Schricke
Hervé Schricke has been Director
of Advans SA since 2017. He has
over 40 years of experience in
the finance industry, particularly
in Private Equity and Africa, and
has held numerous executive
and non-executive positions.
Former chairman of the French
PE Association (France Invest), he
sits on the Board of Advans Côte
d’Ivoire, he is Senior Advisor to
Arkéa Capital, executive chairman
of Sofia Fides, and Senior Advisor
to Investisseurs et Partenaires
(I&P) and acts as a Business Angel.
Kate Perkins
Kate Perkins has been Director of
Advans SA since January 2021. She
is currently part of the Financial
Services Equity team at the UK
Development Finance Institution,
British International Investment
plc (BII), which she joined in 2012.
She has a wide range of financial
experience, including impact
investing, corporate finance, and
social development. Before BII,
she worked for Citigroup and
Ernst & Young in London, where
she qualified as a Chartered
Accountant.
Claude Falgon
Claude Falgon has been Director
of Advans SA since its creation in
2005. Claude has dedicated his
career to microfinance and to our
group. He was indeed the Founder
and CEO of Horus Development
Finance until 2012, and the
Founder and CEO of Advans SA
until 2017. He currently sits as
Chairman of the Board of Amret,
of Advans Myanmar, and of Advans
Tunisie. He was also Chairman of
the Board of Advans Pakistan Ltd,
until its sale in March 2024.
Jan Schroeder-
Hohenwarth
Jan Schroeder – Hohenwarth
joined the Board of Advans SA in
June 2024. He is a highly qualified
banker with extensive experience
in Asia and Africa and is a board
member in various sectors and
regions. Jan has significant
expertise in risk management,
commercial banking and business
development. Before joining
Advans SA, he held senior
positions at DEG including Director
Equity Asia and Europe and Head
of Restructuring – and served as
a senior banker at the European
Bank for Reconstruction and
Development in London.
Bernard Pasquier
Bernard Pasquier has been Director
of Advans SA since 2020. He retired
from the World Bank Group (IFC)
in 2004 as the Director for Latin
America. Since then, he has been
a nominee Director for the IFC in
companies in Chile, Columbia, Haïti,
Panama, Slovenia and Turkey. He
currently serves on the Board of
Directors of Ronesans Holdings
(Turkey) and on the Board of
Trustees with the Institute for
American Universities (IAU) in
France.
Erik Bosman
Erik Bosman has been Director
of Advans SA since 2021. He has
30 years of experience in the
financial services industry, including
principal investing, banking, and
international development. His
current roles focus on Africa
and include Chairman of FIVE
(AfricInvest), Senior Advisor to
Ezdehar, and Board Director of
Arise. Prior to this, he was Director
Private Equity at FMO and a
Managing Partner at AlpInvest
Partners.
Advans’ Board of Directors is chiefly responsible for
the overall governance of Advans SA in accordance
with the company’s articles of association and
Luxembourg law. The Board is made up of qualified
senior professionals with extensive experience and
in-depth knowledge of financial services.
Advans SA has also created committees to support
the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee,
the Risk Committee and the HR & Governance
Committee. A Social Performance Champion has
also been nominated on the Board.
Advans SA Board Members are as follows1:
1Board of directors composition as of July 2024
2South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
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