MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: Oikocredit Promotes Mirjam ‘t Lam to Managing Director

The Supervisory Board of Oikocredit recently announced that Mirjam ‘t Lam has accepted the role of Managing Director at the Dutch cooperative. Ms ‘t Lam has acted in the role on an interim basis since August 2021, after having been named Oikocredit’s director of finance and risk in November 2020. Previously, Ms ‘t Lam served as the chief financial risk officer for Arise, an investor in financial services providers in sub-Saharan Africa, after having “played a leading role in the creation of the organisation.” She also held a range of roles at the Netherlands-based Rabobank Group, which is one of the three founders of Arise.

Founded in 1975, Oikocredit invests debt and equity in financial inclusion, agriculture and renewable energy in Africa, Asia and Latin America with the goal “to invest responsibly… to improve the quality of life of low-income people or communities in a sustainable way.” As of June 2021, Oikocredit has investments valued at EUR 835 million (USD 969 million) deployed via 529 partners worldwide.

By Adhya Singh, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources

Oikocredit press release
https://www.oikocredit.org.uk/k/n6727/news/view/346523/342655/mirjam-t-lam-appointed-as-managing-director-of-oikocredit.html

Oikocredit homepage
https://www.oikocredit.coop/

Oikocredit annual reports
https://www.oikocredit.coop/en/publications/annual-reports

Arise homepage
https://ariseinvest.com/

Rabobank Group homepage
https://www.rabobank.com/

Previous MicroCapital article on Oikocredit
https://www.microcapital.org/microcapital-brief-oikocredit-opportunity-international-commit-100m-to-education-finance-in-low-income-countries/

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