Pim Engels Email & Phone Number

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Senior Investment Officer in FMO's Venture Capital team. Responsible for FinTech investments in emerging markets with focus on Africa and MENA region. Investor, relationship manager and Board representative various FMO investee companies; and relationship manager and LP representative various Venture Capital / Private Equity fund managers.

FMO's Ventures Program aims for development in emerging markets by investing in early-stage technology-enabled innovative business models. The EUR 200mln Program focuses on direct investments in young start-up and scale-up companies in FinTech, Energy Access and AgriTech, as well as on indirect (fund) investments in Venture Capital funds, predominantly in.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Specialist role on digital strategy of financial institutions and partnerships with FinTech companies. Responsible of knowledge building within FMO and liaison with Financial Institutions clients, globally;
• Pioneering FinTech investments in emerging markets, globally. Responsible for business and product development, enabling venture capital finance by FMO, and building new, strategic partnerships.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Relationship manager Financial Institutions in South America. Responsible for business development, mainly long-term debt finance, across Latin America;
• Expert on financial consumer protection. Responsible for knowledge building, deal team support within FMO and relationships with industry associations;
• Advocate for innovative, inclusive business development. Involved in strategy reviews of FMO and design and implementation of Inclusive Business strategy.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Advisor FMO Investment & Credit Review committees;
• Focus on new transaction and portfolio management in FMO's Financial Institutions portfolio in emerging markets, globally. Exposure to equity, mezzanine, debt, trade and project finance;
• Involved in periodic review of FMO investment criteria and policy development.

The Hague Area, Netherlands

• Introduction to development banking and role of Investment Officer. Placements in Financial Institutions, Special Operations, Credit, Mid-office, Tax and Finance departments within FMO.

Zeist, The Netherlands

• Responsible for performance evaluation and review of investment strategy of emerging markets investment fund;
• Responsible for implementation of sustainable banking assessment and scorecard for microfinance institutions;
• Contributor to launch United Nations Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance.Triodos Investment Management is a fully-owned subsidiary of Triodos Bank and globally recognised leader in impact investing, offering.

Author/editor conference publication on responsible finance in Africa. Author synthesis report on responsible finance in selected African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda). Responsible finance includes: consumer protection regulation, industry codes of conduct and standards, and initiatives to promote consumer awareness and financial capability.

Internship at the microfinance unit of ING Bank, based in Amsterdam. During my internship I have done research in the role played by institutional investors in preventing the occurrence of mission drift in microfinance institutions. I have analyzed the function of institutional and country risk indicators used in the investment decision-making process.

Internship at Grameen Bank, in Bangladesh. Grameen Bank is the world's leading microfinance institute (MFI), and has been a source of ideas and models for the many institutions in the field of microfinance that have sprung up around the world. The organization and its founder, Muhammad Yunus, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006.

Student assistant at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. Working for the Study Advising department and at the Student Recruitment and Communication department.

Founded in 1971, Circumflex is the oldest and largest (700 active members) student association in the city of Maastricht. Responsible for finding a new temporary location to house the association, and for safeguarding the process of realizing a permanent housing location. The latter project assured the association with permanent housing for a period of 30.

Executive Education, Entrepreneurial Finance

• FMO in-company course on venture capital finance, deal structuring and negotiation, tailored to emerging markets.

Executive Education, Digital Strategy

• Introduction to business opportunities and challenges geared to influence, drive and implement effective digital strategies.

Master, Economics - Growth, Development & Resources

• Graduated "with distinction" • Master's thesis: "Mission drift in Microfinance, the influence of institutional and country risk on the.

Bachelor, Sustainable Development

Exchange programme, as part of the BSc International Economics at the University of Maastricht.

Bachelor, International Economics

Bachelor, Sociology & Psychology