Maria Teresa Zappia
Corporate Officer/Principal at BlueOrchard Finance AG
Profile
Ms. Maria Teresa Zappia is a Chief Impact & Blended Finance Officer at BlueOrchard Finance AG.
She joined BlueOrchard in 2008 to manage the investment team.
As of 2012, she was appointed Chief Investment Officer and is now responsible for the top-down part of the investment process at BlueOrchard together with the Portfolio Management Team that she heads.
She has worked in the emerging markets finance sector for over 20 years.
She has worked for several development banks and financial institutions (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Asian Development Bank, Overseas Development Institute, and OECD Development Center) based both in the field (Africa, South East Asia, and Central Asia) and in head-office.
Before joining BlueOrchard, she worked as Senior Banker in the Group for Small Business which was EBRD’s microfinance and SME finance team, and managed a portfolio of microfinance/SME credit lines with local commercial banks and MFIs across the Balkans, Central Europe, and Central Asia.
She holds a Master of Philosophy in Development Studies from the University of Sussex (Distinction), and a Degree in Economics (BA & MA equivalent, 1st Class Honors) from the University of Florence (Italy).
Maria Teresa Zappia active positions
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BlueOrchard Finance AG
BlueOrchard Finance AG Investment ManagersFinance Part of Schroders Plc, BlueOrchard Finance AG is a Swiss company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The company was founded in 2001 by Ernst Alois Brugger and Jean-Philippe de Schrevel. Philipp Mueller has been the CEO of the company since 2018. BlueOrchard Finance was acquired by Schroders Plc on October 31, 2019 for $113.21 million. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2020-03-31 |
Former positions of Maria Teresa Zappia
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MFX Solutions, Inc.
MFX Solutions, Inc. Regional BanksFinance MFX Solutions, Inc. provides hedging products and risk management education to entrepreneurs in low-income countries. Its products includes currency forward contracts, cross currency swaps, currency options, spot transactions and currency delivery and portfolio risk management. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Director/Board Member | - |
Training of Maria Teresa Zappia
University of Sussex | Graduate Degree |
University of Florence | Graduate Degree |
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BlueOrchard Finance AG
BlueOrchard Finance AG Investment ManagersFinance Part of Schroders Plc, BlueOrchard Finance AG is a Swiss company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The company was founded in 2001 by Ernst Alois Brugger and Jean-Philippe de Schrevel. Philipp Mueller has been the CEO of the company since 2018. BlueOrchard Finance was acquired by Schroders Plc on October 31, 2019 for $113.21 million. | Finance |
MFX Solutions, Inc.
MFX Solutions, Inc. Regional BanksFinance MFX Solutions, Inc. provides hedging products and risk management education to entrepreneurs in low-income countries. Its products includes currency forward contracts, cross currency swaps, currency options, spot transactions and currency delivery and portfolio risk management. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Washington, DC. | Finance |
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