Reporting to the CEO of EPA Asia. Providing executive leadership, strategic direction, and management of functions consisting of IT, Product & Marketing, Thought Leadership & Innovation initiatives. Driving innovation initiatives and ideas in the digital payments industry in the Asia Pacific. Founder of Think Share Care Pty. Ltd., and together with EPA Asia, we are executing the Empower Innovation, by Rethinking Diversity program in Asia Pacific, involving forward-thinking corporations driving new thinking, ESG and innovation in the payments sector.

Planned, created and executed an Awards program for the FIs, FinTech, and Technology industries that are evolving and innovating to create the future of payments in the region.

• Crafted a holistic Digital Strategy for the NSW Department of Education, socialized and gained stakeholder approvals across the department. Secured funding for a 5-year execution plan.• Managed a leadership team of 8 Directors with teams underneath incorporating solution architects, program managers, data specialists, and digital strategy experts.• Led the execution planning of the strategy across multiple system data centers and user journeys, ensuring alignment with department goals.Chief Digital Officer duties collaboration across other departments for cohesivness in our digital strategy transformation. Wrote future looking educational papers for the department around e.g AI, Data usage presented by the secretary to other departments.

Responsible for Avenue's strategy and program delivery roadmap to obtain an APRA Bank Licence. Greenfield set up of PMO/Program function including program methodology, risk framework, reporting, collaboration and planning tools, decision framework, delivery strategy, and an executive steering committee. Program governance, risk management, EXCO/Board reporting, and day-to-day team leadership (17) across key business functions: Product, Marketing, Risk & Compliance, Operations, Technology, Credit Risk. Avenue successfully received its Restricted ADI Licence in 2021.

Co-started a credit lending institution, Alma, B2C Lending, Sweden, Europe. Secured a Bank Credit Licence through a comprehensive regulatory compliance process. Product, Service & Business Model strategy and development. B2C Lending, digitalised onboarding, innovative credit decisioning model. Bank licence acquired and business sold in August 2020.

Led business strategy as executive team member managing P&L for unit and overseeing 200+ team members in Australia, the UK, and the Philippines. Directed origination lending and digital mortgage product portfolio and related programs. Defined scope of transformation program with input from staff, customers, and macros forces, including new business strategy goals, KPIs, profitability targets, organisational structure, and market positioning. Trained and mentored staff on design thinking, agile methodology, and innovation frameworks through TGIF Sessions, F2F programs scheduled every Friday for cross-functional teams. Developed and led unit transformation program, including strategy, planning, and execution, which resulted in an exceeded profitability target, 100% customer retention and an agile organisation. Designed and facilitated strategy and further thinking workshops with c-level clients and delivered innovation concepts tied to current business assets and product roadmaps.

Directed strategic initiatives as leader of four core teams (17 people) in planning and executing a portfolio of programs and projects within transactional banking. Oversee B2B and B2C retail products and go-to-market and product innovation programs. Led and launched new digital products to market through innovative thought leadership and technical solutions. Directed and coached cross-functional teams and introduced agile work methodologies. Launched new Thought Leadership to develop and implement innovative solutions across the organization. Increased bid winning rate by 15% for B2B negotiations and expanded intrapreneur program across CBA.

Managed business banking and working capital initiatives as member of the leadership team. Led efforts in digital innovation, program management, and transformation; transitioned from ICT to financial services to develop and implement IT innovations for the financial industry. Directed bid and pitch management; secured new and retained tendered key business accounts within all industry verticals. Launched CPD Banker Education Program. Increase bid winning rate by 42% and launched analytical bid/no bid calculation matrix. Planned and executed brand re-positioning and micro websites for nine industries; introduced and opened direct engagements online.

Led large virtual development and engineering/designer teams across countries to deliver and launch first-in-market customer solutions, including Unified Messaging, IoT, and multimedia solutions for Telstra and Optus. Generated new revenue streams through product solutions and creative concepts for key customers in telecommunications. Managed business investments of AUD $6-15M and ensured continued growth. Oversaw complex solution sales toward Optus, Multimedia, and IoT.  Shaped new solutions in the Australian market with geographically spread teams.

Led the business expansion of Ericsson IPX in Australia and New Zealand. HQ Leadership team member. P&L responsibility.  Grew the product portfolio and client stock 300% during 14 months. Member of the Telecommunication Ombudsmen, driving self regulatory recommendations.  Shaped new solutions in the Australian and NZ market.

Director of IPX's Global Key Accounts and Mobile Messaging market expansion. Reporting to the GM of IPX UK & Ireland & Global Accounts.Based in London, the UK, I was responsible for crafting expansion strategies for IPX's global key accounts in multiple markets. The role involved: Complex executive solution customer consultancy, crafting and executing Go To Market strategies, perform partner due-diligence, advise regarding local market regulatory frameworks and industry bodies business impact, risk and compliance. I successfully delivered the largest customer expansion within the IPX business - 14 new markets for one key customer.Responsible for expanding our Messaging service in multiple markets via partnership negotiations.

I was responsible to expand IPX's market footprint in Europe and Latin America. My role was responsible for market research, business entry analysis as well as partner due-diligence to establish commercial agreement with local partners in multiple viable IPX markets. I was also responsible to sell and drive first customer market entries.

I was a Program Manager for complex, long cycle Research and Development / Innovation Programs. Budget responsibility. People responsibility (105) in multiple countries. Reporting into the steering committee for R&D programs. Leadership, decision, budget and risk mitigation responsibility. Leadership of SW and HW designers, system architects and commercial project managers.

The Ericsson Management Graduate Program is a select program at Ericsson AB, with the aim to recruit top M.Sc. graduates with leadership potential. Twelve top Master of Science in Engineering graduates are recruited to the program every second year and are put through an international leadership and technology training program. The graduates are rotated through different divisions and geographic locations within Ericsson. During the program I lives and worked in France, Paris.