Thon Huijser - Agri Finance Solutions

Thon Huijser has a diverse background in agri finance and consulting. Thon is currently serving as the Global Head Agribusiness at Oikocredit. Prior to this, they held the position of Managing Director at RiSkill - Agri Finance Solutions. Thon also worked as an Agri Finance Expert & Programme Evaluator at KfW from September 2016 to January 2019, and as an Agri Finance & Corporate Recovery Expert at African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) for a brief period in 2016.

Thon has experience as an Independent Financial Advisor at Solagrow PLC and as an Agri Finance Expert at IFC - International Finance Corporation, where they developed agri banking strategies for banks and trained local teams to assist with agri lending. Thon has also worked as a Financial Consultant at Common Fund for Commodities and as a Value Chain Finance Consultant at Generation 10.

Thon's earlier experience includes working as a Financial & Debt Advisor at Kilombero Plantations Ltd, where they were involved in developing a rice plantation from scratch and raising long-term and working capital finance. Thon also served as a Strategy Consultant at Triodos Bank.

Overall, Thon Huijser has a robust work history in agri finance and has held various leadership and consulting roles in this field.

Thon Huijser - Agri Finance Solutions has a diverse education history. In 1975, they completed a Bachelor of Science degree in Horticulture and Economics at Horticultural College Utrecht. Moving forward, they attended DC Gardner in 1990 to study Corporate Finance. In 1991, they pursued Accounting and window-dressing at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam). Then in 2001, Thon Huijser briefly studied Valuation at the Amsterdam Institute of Finance. Finally, in 2003, they completed a Post-graduate Advanced Project Management degree with a focus on Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations from EuroMoney.