Team — Volker Renner

Volker joined VC Germany Management GmbH as Managing Director in January 2022. Volker has over 25 years of senior management and governance experience in development finance, SME-and microfinance, financial inclusion, project and change management. He currently acts as board director for several banks and non-bank financial institutions of the FINCA Impact Finance network, focusing on MSME business. He also acted as Supervisory Board Member of FLOCERT GmbH in Germany, the global certifier for Fairtrade.

Volker has worked as senior management in multiple positions including FINCA Impact Finance, Internationale Projekt Consult and ProCredit Bank Ukraine, he brings with him a broad set of skills including high-level corporate governance as well as practical hands-on management and consulting. He has experience in Eastern Europe, Central/South Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, Middle East. He has also acted as team leader for international technical assistance projects funded by EBRD, KfW, USAID, EU. In his role as Managing Director of VC Germany Management GmbH  Volker will be focusing on the Verdant Capital Hybrid Fund, Verdant Capital’s flagship fund. He will be joining the Investment Committee, have operational and administrative oversight of investments within the fund and related entities, in compliance with German law and supporting portfolio management.