Former senior advisor to the Turnbull and Morrison governments Harry Godber has been added to the board of FinTech Australia as an independent director.
Mr Godber acted as an advisor to Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and the Digital Economy Jane Hume, where he led initiatives in fintech and financial regulation. He also worked on Australia’s Consumer Data Right, superannuation reform and the introduction of new payment regulation.
Mr Godber was an Industry, Innovation and Science Adviser to Ministers Arthur Sinodinos and Michaelia Cash, and, in a separate role led product and strategy at the CSIRO’s Data61.
“With the right policy and regulatory settings in place, fintech is poised to lead Australian consumers and business through our economic recovery,” Mr Godber said.
Mr Godber currently works as head of strategy for Flare, a fintech focused on HR, banking and superannuation.
Deloitte has promoted Rob Hillard to be its Asia Pacific consulting leader, where he will oversee around $2 billion worth of consulting work in the region.
Mr Hillard has worked as the consulting giant’s chief transformation officer for the past year and was previously Deloitte’s chief strategy and innovation officer. After being made a managing partner in 2015, Mr Hillard oversaw the doubling of Deloitte professionals to over 3,000 by 2018.
Mr Hillard is a member of the Deloitte global board and the Chairman of the Australian Information Industry Association.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Commissioner Sarah Court is leaving the watchdog after more than a decade to join the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). Ms Court joins ASIC after wide involvement in the ACCC’s work, including chairing the its enforcement, compliance, Consumer Data Right and legal committees and as a member of the merger review and competition exemptions committees.
“This is a well-deserved reflection of the experience, expertise, and wisdom Sarah brings to the table,” ACCC Chair Rod Sims said “ASIC’s gain is very much our loss.”
The new Australian Public Service Academy will be led by Grant Lovelock, who has been responsible for skills funding and apprenticeship policy at the Commonwealth Department of Education and Training. Most recently Mr Lovelock has worked at the Department’s National Careers Institute.
The University of Sydney’s United States Studies Centre (USSC) has added three more non-resident experts: former chief of staff to President Trump Mick Mulvaney, former Director General of ASIO Duncan Lewis and Sir Roland Wilson Scholar at the Australian National University’s National Security College Jennifer Jackett.
Mr Mulvaney and Mr Lewis join as non-resident senior fellows while Ms Jackett joins the University’s Foreign Policy and Defence Program as a non-resident fellow.
DXC Technologies lost associate partner Pewter Klement, who joined Avande this month. Mr Klement leaves DXC after three and a half years for the Microsoft focused Avande.
Alan Cameron has stepped down from the board of PEXA, the online property exchange network he helped establish in 2010, to fulfil a COAG initiative to deliver a single, national e-conveyancing solution to the Australian property industry.
Mr Cameron will be replaced by finance industry veteran Mark Joiner as independent non-executive Chairman.
Construction software firm Asite has announced the appointment of Kyle Hamer as chief marketing officer. Mr Hamer will lead the global marketing and communications team from the company’s Houston office.
AUmake, the ASX-listed company that connects Asian influencers with Australian brands has a new chief financial officer, with Tony Guarna joining this month. Mr Guarna has held finance chief roles at several ASX companies and joins AUmake as its user base hits more than 27,000 after launching in October last year.
Global semiconductor technology and equipment firm Revasum appointed Rebecca Shooter-Dodd as chief financial and operating officer, formalising her operating responsibilities in addition to her current role as Revasum’s chief financial officer and company secretary.
Former Gartner director Rhys Binney has been announced as Axe Group’s senior vice-president of growth strategy. Mr Binney joins the insurance software provider after three years as a director at Gartner for their CIO and CEO advisory groups.
UK fintech Marqeta has named Duncan Currie as country manager for Australia and New Zealand as part of its plans to establish an Asia Pacific Headquarters in Melbourne. Mr Currie is an industry veteran with almost two decades of payments experience, serving as a consultant and advisor to local fintechs, alongside stints at ANZ, Visa and Tuxedo Money.
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