Board of Directors
Current Board of Directors
Pa Ponnak Rithy
Chairman
Rithy joined Maxima in December 2000 and has further led the institution in its now more than 20 years of stability and successes as the Chief Executive Officer since 2015. Before joining Maxima, he was an Accounting and Administration Assistant in LWS (1998-2000), a Chief of Accounting at Pacific Commercial Bank (1995-1998), and a Deputy Chief of Credit Office of the National Bank of Cambodia in Kampot province (1980-1995).
He completed his degree in Accounting, Finance and Banking in Cambodia and obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1986.
Vidary Inthamone
Director
Vidary is a microfinance and impact finance professional with more than 15 years of experience in debt fundraising, treasury management, and social performance within microfinance institutions and holding groups. She currently serves as Debt Fundraising Manager at Gojo & Company, Inc., where she supports the supervision of group debt and funding strategy.
Prior to joining Gojo, Vidary worked as an Investment Officer at Advans International in Paris, where she oversaw group debt, supported affiliates across finance, operations, and governance, and served as director on the boards of several affiliated institutions. She has also worked as an independent consultant for international development finance organizations and investors supporting microfinance and SME finance initiatives.
Vidary holds a Master of Science in Management from EM Lyon, specializing in Finance and International Relations, and is a certified instructor on Client Protection from Cerise+SPTF.
Gürol Michael Sari
Director
Gürol is a senior international banking and microfinance executive with more than 30 years of experience in financial services, institutional transformation, and digital financial development. He currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Gojo & Company, Inc., supporting partner institutions across the group in strategy execution, operational strengthening, and digital transformation. He also serves on several supervisory boards within the financial inclusion sector, including Musoni Technology (Netherlands), Thitsaworks (Singapore), Sejaya Microfinance (Sri Lanka), Prayas Microfinance (India), and Mifida Microfinance (Myanmar), reflecting his extensive governance and institutional development experience across multiple markets.
Prior to joining Gojo, Gürol held senior leadership roles in international banking groups including Postbank (a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank), GE Money Bank, and norisbank, and later served as Chief Operating Officer of VisionFund Myanmar, where he led significant institutional growth and digitalization initiatives.
He holds a degree in Communication Management from Business School Aschaffenburg and a degree in Hotel Management from Hotel Management School Kermess in Munich.
Ewa Janikowska
Independent Director
Ewa has over 20 years of experience in executive and advisory roles in the financial sector, focusing on operational, quality, risk compliance and internal audit management. She has provided services to large financial groups, banks and investment firms, and has worked for public and NGO entities. She was previously the Chief Risk Officer of Azizi Bank (2017-2020) and The First Microfinance Bank (2016-2017), both in Afghanistan.
She holds a Master of Business Administration at University of Illinois, USA and Master in Management and Marketing from Warsaw University, Poland. She is also a Certified Fraud Examiner, Risk Manager, and Quality Manager and Auditor.
Christophe Forsinetti
Independent Director
Christophe is a serial entrepreneur who has founded more than 10 companies across investment, hospitality and finance sectors. His landmark projects include GL Finance which he developed into the leading leasing company in Southeast Asia, opening 250 branches with 800 employees in 3 years. He is currently the Managing Director of Strategic Hospitality REIT, a US$150m vehicle listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, and Founder/Chairman of OBOR Capital Co., Ltd and OBOR Management Co., Ltd.
He obtained a Doctoral Degree and a Master Degree in Geopolitics from the University of Paris.
