K Paul Thomas is the Founder of the ESAF Group of Social Enterprises, including ESAF Microfinance and Investments Pvt. Ltd. He has been a management professional for over 32 years, with over 25 years in the microfinance sector. Before starting the microfinance program, Mr. Paul Thomas had worked with Indian Farmers Fertilizers Co-operative Ltd. (IFFCO), the world’s largest cooperative owned fertilizer company, for 18 years, during which he travelled extensively through rural India. During these trips, he came to the realisation that community transformation is possible through creating opportunities. This inspired him to start microfinance lending under the ESAF society. He was on the Boards of apex microfinance bodies like MFIN, and he is the founder and President of the Kerala Association of Microfinance Institutional Entrepreneurs (KAMFI).
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