High Quality Asset Financing Solutions.
EFKen aims at providing both Operating and Equipment loans for equipment and machinery. The equipment and or Machinery financed is the only collateral required by EFKen. This expands access to finance considerably for SMEs and differentiates EFKen financing model from those of the local banks and micro finance institutions.
EFKen is a leasing specialist institution dedicated to small enterprises and producer groups that have outgrown micro finance but are unable to access bank finance due to prohibitive collateral requirements and other bank lending policies that do not favor SMEs.
Our Team
Team spirit is knowing and living the belief that what The EFKen Team can accomplish together is much larger, far greater, and will exceed that which an individual can accomplish alone.
JudyAnne Wanjiku
Managing DirectorJudyAnne was among the Executive team that set up EFKen Leasing Ltd in Kenya. JudyAnne is a leasing expert and has held senior management positions in leading leasing companies in East Africa.
Eric Motari
Credit AnalystEric is a seasoned Credit professional handling the Credit Risk function at EFKen Leasing. He is a Business Management graduate and a Certified Credit Professional (CCP-K) with over 8 years’ robust experience.
Stephen Wairobi
Senior AccountantStephen is a Senior Accountant at EFKen Leasing Ltd. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Accounting & Finance option) and is a Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-K).
Asenath Musungu
Business Development ManagerAsenath is a seasoned Business Development Manager with over 12 years’ experience. Formally she worked at Musoni Kenya Ltd where she started as a Branch Manager-Kisii and grew to a Regional Sales Manager role.
The Directors
The Board of Directors at EFKen Leasing
Michiel Timmerman
Co-FounderMichiel Timmerman co-founded EFTA Ltd in Tanzania in 2005 and EFAfrica Group, the holding company for EFKen and EFTA, in 2020. Michiel is the chairman of EFAfrica Group and Founder and Managing Partner of Mbuyu Capital Partners, an Africa-focused private equity investment manager. He is also a non-executive director of LAFCo Ltd, which finances working capital for SMEs in the African agriculture sector.
Jeremy Lefroy
Co-FounderJeremy Lefroy’s work involves smallholder agriculture in Africa; supporting growth of jobs and livelihoods in the UK and East Africa; and working with partners to tackle infectious diseases. A chartered accountant (FCA), Jeremy has worked for 30 years in the coffee and cocoa business – including 11 in Tanzania.
John Jakobsson
DirectorMr. Jakobsson has 10+ years of experience in the finance and investment industry, with the last 7 years spent in Sub Saharan Africa representing family offices, private equity funds and impact investors. He holds a BSc with Honors in Management Studies from Warwick Business School and a Master of Business Administration from Stockholm School of Economics.
JudyAnne Wanjiku
Managing DirectorJudyAnne was among the Executive team that set up EFKen Leasing Ltd in Kenya. JudyAnne is a leasing expert and has held senior management positions in leading leasing companies in East Africa.