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Pete Power (born September 18, 1969) is the CEO of Angkor Mikroheranhvatho (Kampuchea) Co. (AMK), the largest microfinance institution in Cambodia in terms of borrower numbers. AMK currently provides credit to about 300,000 customers or 10% of the households in Cambodia. Power successfully led AMK and its 1,000 staff through the global economic downturn and subsequently embarked on a strategic transformation process to change AMK from a rural credit-only organization to a provider of a broad range of financial services, including savings, credit, money transfers, mobile banking, and various other innovative financial services.

Biography
Pete grew up on a dairy farm in Rathgormack, County Waterford, Ireland and attended Rockwell College high school. He was award the first Dermot Harris Memorial Scholarship to the University of Scranton. Power earned a Bachelor’s of Science in International Relations and Philosophy from the University of Scranton, followed by an MA in European Integration from the University of Limerick. He later earned an MBA from Tulane University.

Power began his career as an accountant working with Arthur Andersen LLP’s Enterprise Group in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After qualifying as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in 1996, Power moved to Arthur Andersen’s Business Consulting division and spent 6 years working as a management consultant. Focused on business process redesign and performance management, Power progressed quickly and eventually led several specialized consulting practices at Arthur Andersen.

After Andersen collapsed in 2002, Power co-founded a specialty consulting and software company, Claritee Group. Claritee focused on corporate performance management solutions. After building the company to over $3 million in revenue, Power left Claritee in 2005 and entered the NGO sector.

Power worked as the Financial Systems Manager for Concern Worldwide until 2009 when he became Chief Operating Officer at Prosperity Initiative, a private sector development NGO based in Hanoi, Vietnam. In 2010, Power joined AMK as CEO.

Pete is a longtime rugby player having being associated with Blackthorn Rugby Club for over 20 years.

Power is a regular conference speaker and media commentator on topics such as Microfinance, Business Technology, Globalization, and Project Management.