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 Asset Management 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.

Michael Taylor
CFO of BridgeLane Capital
Michael Taylor is the chief financial officer of [Bridgelane Capital](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bridgelane-capital#/entity), a global investment company. Prior to that, he was the chief operating officer of [Macquarie Group](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/macquarie-group#/entity). Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree in business from [University of Technology, Sydney](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/university-of-technology-sydney-2). He lives in Sydney, Australia.
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About BridgeLane Capital: BridgeLane Capital provides venture and growth funding to technology companies and is a Sydney-based alternative asset investment firm.
Bruce MacDougall
Chief Financial Officer of Powerwrap
Bruce is a CPA with over 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry. A substantial portion of that time was spent in the platform space where he most recently was the CFO at Netwealth. Bruce also had 11 years as CFO at Colonial First State and 2 years as CFO at Summit, AXA’s wrap platform.
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About Powerwrap: Powerwrap delivers a comprehensive suite of investment administration and shared services.
Daniel Giles
CFO of Zuuse
Daniel Giles is the CFO at Zuuse.
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About Zuuse: Zuuse is a leading global software provider that delivers software platforms for construction and building operations.
Mark Blackburn
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary of McMillan Shakespeare
Mark joined Maxxia as the McMillan Shakespeare Group’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Company Secretary in October 2011. He has over 17 years’ experience as a CFO in both listed and unlisted companies in the manufacturing, mining and financial services sectors. Immediately before joining Maxxia, he was CFO at iSelect, a comparison website and online insurance broker, and prior to that was CFO at IOOF, a listed funds management business. Mark is both a CPA and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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About McMillan Shakespeare: McMillan Shakespeare provide salary packaging, vehicle leasing administration, fleet management, and retail financial services in Australia.
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.