At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Australia based CFO’ operating in the Finance space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Adrienne Duarte
Chief Financial Officer of Latitude Financial Services
Adrienne joined Latitude as CFO in July, 2017, from Bank of New Zealand where she was the bank’s first female Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Adrienne had previously been part of the NAB Group for 12 years, where she’d held several General Manager roles, including General Manager, Group Performance and Planning. This involved developing insights to assist the Group Executive set the Group performance agenda, including performance improvement initiatives and setting financial targets and plans across the Group. Prior to that, Adrienne’s General Manager roles at NAB, including General Manager (Group Strategic Investments). Before joining NAB, Adrienne’s career was based in the advisory world in corporate finance and strategy consulting, where she held roles with KPMG consulting, Marakon Associates, London and Coopers & Lybrand. Adrienne completed a Bachelor of Economics with the Australian National University in Canberra, she is a member of Chartered Accountants ANZ and is a Fellow of Certified Practising Accountants in Australia . She also has a Masters in Business Administration, through the Australian Graduate School of Management. Adrienne has a well-stated leadership view and believes leaders are measured by their actions. She says, “My goal is to have people pass through my team feeling like they’ve been part of something important, and use the experience to build successful careers.” In her spare time, she enjoys walking with her two Siberian huskies, using her recreational pilot’s licence, and is interested in numismatics, the study or collection of currencies.
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About Latitude Financial Services: Latitude Financial Services operates as a consumer finance provider.
Selena Verth
Chief Financial Officer of OFX
Selena Verth joined OFX in October 2017 as Chief Financial Officer. Selena has more than 17 years of experience in finance, analytics, M&A and risk across various roles. Her most recent role was Head of Finance – Platforms, Superannuation and Investments and Head of Wealth Analytics and Insight at BT Financial Group Australia. Prior to this, Selena held a number of senior financial roles within GE, including Leader, Financial Planning and Analysis and Commercial Finance for GE Global Growth and Operations, ANZ; and Director of Business Development for GE Australia. Selena has a Bachelor of Commerce and an Executive MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management and is a Certified Practicing Accountant.
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About OFX: OFX is a global provider of online international payment services for personal and business customers.
Graeme Fallet
Chief Financial Officer of Silver Chef
Graeme Fallet is the chief financial officer of Silver Chef. He previously served as CFO for various companies including Lovisa Pty Ltd, On Sabbitical, Australian Pharmaceutical Industries, Ventracor, and GasNet Australia Group.
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About Silver Chef: Silver Chef provides flexible hospitality equipment funding solutions.
Steve Mylonas
CFO & General Counsel of Valiant
Steve Mylonas is the CFO and general counsel of Valiant Finance.
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About Valiant: Valiant is a marketplace that offers business and commercial financial services online.
Chris Bayliss
Co Founder and Chief Financial Officer of Judo Bank
Chris is a co-founder and CFo of Judo Bank. He is passionate about SME’s and the centrality of relationship banking.
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About Judo Bank: Judo is a lender powered by the latest tech that provides personal services to SMEs
Andy Watt
CFO, Company Secretary of Decimal Software Ltd
Andy has extensive senior finance and commercial management experience with technology based companies in Australia and the UK. Andy was previously CFO with tomwaterhouse.com and Head of Finance with Betfair U.K. Andy provides business operations, corporate strategy and investor relations support across Decimal.
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About Decimal Software Ltd, nearmap.com: Decimal is a 100% cloud technology for financial engagement, service and compliance that enables the democratisation of financial advice
Ross Mangelsdorf
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of Analytica
Mr. Mangelsdorf is a Chartered Accountant with 27 years experience. He works with SME production, manufacturing and retail firms assisting them with business, taxation and management services, taking on the role of Chief Financial Officer for a number of firms. He is a director of a Queensland-based land development company and a chartered accounting firm.
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About Analytica: Analytica focus is on the product development of Class I and Class IIa medical devices.
Tony Taylor
CFO of Xinja Bank
Tony Taylor is the Chief Financial Officer of Xinja Bank.
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About Xinja Bank: Xinja Bank is an Australian digital neobank offering transactions and savings account products delivered through a mobile app.
James Mitchell
Chief Financial Officer of Baycorp
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About Baycorp: Baycorp is a debt recovery and credit management specialist in Australia and New Zealand.
Marcus Shaw
CFO of ODINKEY PTY LTD
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About ODINKEY PTY LTD: ODINKEY is a consentual data-harvesting phone application supplying consumer analytics to big business.
Tony Lynch
CFO of Macrovue
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About Macrovue: MacroVue is an online platform dedicated to providing access to professional theme-based investing.
James Welch
Group CFO of Autopact
James Welch is the group CFO of Autopact.
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About Autopact: Autopact is an automotive dealership that offers new and used vehicles, finance and insurance, and provide vehicle servicing and parts.
Jason Azzopardi
CFO of uno
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About uno: uno allows consumers to access real-time home loan rates based on their personal situation.
Maru Natarajan
Virtual Chief Financial Officer/Financial Controller for SMEs of PremierOne Tax & Accounting Pty Ltd
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About PremierOne Tax & Accounting Pty Ltd: A Leading CPA firm in Melbourne comprised of top Accountants offering best-in-class Accounting & Bookkeeping services in Melbourne.