Iron Rice Bowl » Accion http://www.ironricebowl.org Exploring Microfinance in China Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:18:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 With Schlein, Accion Signals Business Focus http://www.ironricebowl.org/2009/09/13/with-schlein-accion-signals-business-focus/ http://www.ironricebowl.org/2009/09/13/with-schlein-accion-signals-business-focus/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:34:39 +0000 Yam Ki http://www.ironricebowl.org/?p=71 Two days ago, Accion release a press release that it has selected Michael Schlein as its President and CEO.  Schlien is an excellent choice given his experience at Citi’s International Franchise Management unit.  The appointment signals that Accion is likely going to grow in towards the commercialization path (remembering it’s 100% return on Compartamos Banco).

I noted the mention of China in the PR.  I’ve heard that Accion just hired a new operations person for their Inner Mongolia office, so I expect to see their MF efforts in China to kick back up soon.

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