Mr. Claude FALGON
French, born in 1947, Chairman
Appointed to the Board on August 2001 and became Chairman on 22 February 2005. He obtained a PhD in economics at Michigan State University, USA, a post-doctorate in Management Science, ICG Paris, France and an MSc in Agriculture Economics, INA Paris, France. He served Horus-enterprises SA, and Horus-Banque et finance, consulting service in finance sector.

Mr. Christian BARON
French, born in 1961
Appointed to the Board on February 2005. He obtained a DESS in Economics at University Paris I Sorbornne and a DESE of the Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers of Paris. He has been in charge of financial and non financial services programs for small enterprises development for about 20 years. He first worked for the "Centre International de Development et de Recherche". He joined GRET headquarters six years ago as a Program Manager in the "Microfinance and Small Enterprise Department".

Mr. Steven DUCHATELLE
French, born in 1973
Appointed to the board on 31 March 2008. He graduated from HEC School of Management in Paris. Following this, he obtained, in 1997, a Master Degree in General Management, in the field of Finance. From 1998 to 1999, he worked for BNP China as an Assistant to the China Group Chief Operations Officer. Then during 2000 and 2001, he used to be a consultant of financial service practice for Mercer Management Consulting, Paris. After that, he lived his working life as a consultant at Horus Development Finance for four years, from 2001. He has been Head of Investment Unit in the same company since 2006.

Mr. Patrice MOLLIE
French, born in 1943.
Appointed to the Board on 14 July 2009. He obtained three degrees: a Diploma from Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (1964), a Diploma from Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique, Paris (1967) and a Master of Sciences from Standford University, Califonia USA (1968). From 1995 to 2004, he is employed by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) to be Finance Manager being responsible for ALM, Capital market funding, Treasury, Accounting and Budget. Then from 2004 to 2007, He became General Secretary of AFD and was responsible for Finances, Accounting, Budget, Risk Management, Procurement and Information System. Nowadays, he retired from AFD. He is also a member of the Proparco Investment Committee and President of NGO “Prisoniers Sans Frontières”.

Mr. Adriaan VAN DER POL
Netherlander, born in 1948
Appointed to the Board on 31 March 2008. He obtained three degrees: the first from NOIB-Nijenrode, Breukelen, then Netherlands in 1972, then a Bachelor of Business Administration (International Business) and a Master Degree of Business Administration (Finance) from the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (USA). He has worked for ABN AMRO Bank, International Dept, from 1975, and has been Country Manager from ABN AMRO Bank in Pakistan, Denmark and lastly in Kenya until 2002. Since 2002 he has been active as an international banking consultant, and holds several company directorships in the financial sector.

Ms. Marjorie A. MARASIGAN
Filipino, born in 1964.
Appointed to the board on 01 December 2009. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, majoring AGRONOMY, from Gregorio Araneta University of Caloocan City (Metro Manila) in 1986; and she is a candidate of Master in Business Management of National College of Business Administration of Quezon City, Philippines. She worked, from November 1996 to November 2000, as Micro credit/Micro enterprise Specialist for United Nations Development Program (UNDP) – Suva, Fiji. Then she was promoted to be the Project Manager/MFI Specialist from November 2000 to March 2003 and worked as a MFI Capacity Building Specialist from August 2003 to February 2005 for the same UNDP based in Vanuatu, South Pacific. From October 2005 to January 2006, she was employed by CARD MRI Development Institute Inc. – Bay, Languna, Philippines – to be a Training Manual Development Consultant. Based in Australia, the Foundation for Development Cooperation sought her Consultation on Microfinance for the whole two months of June and July 2006. After that, started from July 31 to October 31, 2008, she did the advisory for CREDIT MFI based in Cambodia. Since November 1st, 2008, she is working for Oikocredit Philippines in the role of Country Manager.

Mr. CHEA Phalarin
Cambodian, born in 1967
General Manager of Amret Co., Ltd. Appointed to the Board on 10 July 2000. He obtained his BBA in 1991 at Economics Science Institute in Phnom Penh, and his MBA in 2002 at National University of Management (NUM) & UTARA University of Malaysia. He worked for the Cambodian government from 1991 to 1995 at the Ministry of Agriculture, since when he has worked for Amret as a General Trainer. He became the General Manager at the end of 1997.