As a Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Nicolas is responsible for prospecting potential MFI partners and strengthening Kiva's presence in the region by conducting frequent due diligence visits. Nicolas joined Kiva in February 2010 after having spent two and a half years in Hong-Kong working for Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Bank as a Financial Controller for all support functions in the Asia-Pacific region. Before that, he spent a year in Vietnam working for the French NGO 'Enfants du Mekong' as an Auditor & Operational Controller supervising more than 200 educational programs and ensuring the NGO's expansion. Nicolas is based in Lima and is half Peruvian by his mother. He holds a Master'€™s Degree from Paris Dauphine University in International Affairs and speaks fluent French, English and Spanish.