Hans Dellien

Mr. Dellien is the Director of Microfinance Products and Services at Women's World Banking. His responsibilities include overseeing the introduction of new credit products, support network members improving productivity ratios and portfolio management and provide strategic advice to commercial banks interested in expanding financial services to micro-entrepreneurs.

In recent years his team has focused on introducing rural loans and housing loans for low income clients in urban and rural areas. He has coordinated and delivers technical services to micro finance institutions in Africa (Kenya, Uganda, and Gambia), Asia (Philippines, India, and Pakistan), Middle East (Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia) and Latin America (Colombia, Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Brazil). He has developed and implemented several innovation technology projects in Latin America introducing (credit scoring for micro finance, palm pilots and ATM) to reduce costs and increase the outreach of microfinance organizations.

Prior to joining WWB in 1998, Mr. Dellien worked 5 years for the International Project Consultants (IPC) a German consulting firm associated to PRO-CREDIT bank based in Frankfurt. Mr. Dellien has a master degree in Agricultural Economics and Rural Finance from the Ohio State University.