Meet Our Team

Board of Directors & Executive Team

The AFIA Board is the primary decision making body for AFIA, comprised of member representatives with a broad range of skills and
experience and appointed from across the membership base.

The Board has the ultimate responsibility to AFIA's members for the strategy and performance of the organisation in general, as well as for
oversight of the sound and prudent management of the Association. The Board is dedicated to fulfilling these duties in a lawful and
professional manner, and with the utmost integrity and objectivity. As such, the Board actively pursues best practice governance
processes including continually reinforcing a culture across the organisation of acting lawfully, ethically and responsibly.

Our Board | Our Exec Team

Peter Jones - Chair

Nissan Financial Services

Peter has over 30 years’ experience within the Australian automotive sector, including across the Toyota and Nissan brands. He is the Managing Director of Nissan Financial Services Australia & New Zealand. Peter is also the Managing Director of Nissan Australia’s Casting Plant based in Victoria and a member of the Board of Directors of Nissan Australia and other associated Nissan companies.

Diane Tate - CEO

Australian Finance Industry Association (AFIA)

Diane joined AFIA as CEO in November 2019. She has over 25 years’ experience in financial services and public policy, including representing the Australian financial services industry in international forums; and she is the current Chair of the Finance Industry Council for Australia.

Prior to joining AFIA, Diane held various senior executive roles at the Australian Banking Association where she led the industry through the Financial Services Royal Commission and was the architect of the Banking Reform Program announced in 2016. She has also worked in the Federal Government, AUSTRAC, ASIC, and FINSIA. Diane is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Harvard Kennedy School, and Macquarie University.

Katherine McConnell - Deputy Chair

Brighte Capital

Katherine is the CEO and Chairperson of Brighte Capital. Brighte is one of Australia’s fastest growing Fintech companies. Katherine has 20 years’ experience in finance, previously holding senior positions at Macquarie Bank in equipment and asset finance and, early in her career, as an economist for the Australian Government at the Treasury and Department of Finance. Katherine has been recognised by the industry for her leadership, receiving multiple awards including Outstanding Fintech Leader of the Year.

Cameron Poolman

OnDeck Capital Australia

Cameron is the CEO of OnDeck Australia. OnDeck Australia, established in 2015, provides unsecured small business loans using their unique credit score - the “Koala Score”. Prior to launching OnDeck in Australia, he was the founding CEO of GraysOnline, one of Australia’s largest eCommerce groups, growing the company to over $500 million in online sales. Before this, Cameron worked as an engineer and production manager at Eveready Australia.

Clare Morgan

ANZ

Clare Morgan is Group Executive, Commercial Banking at ANZ. Clare has worked almost 25 years in financial services and management consulting across Australia and the US. She has expertise in running large scale profit and loss businesses, setting strategic direction, M&A, developing and retaining high performance teams, executing complex change, governing decision making forums and leading technology programs. She is passionate about business model innovation, product and process design, the power of diversity and creating high performance teams.

Cindy Hansen

Qudos Bank

Cindy is the General Counsel and Company Secretary for Qudos Bank and has over 27 years’ experience in the finance industry specialising in legal, compliance, and governance. Cindy has worked with Qudos Bank for over 20 years and previously held senior legal and compliance positions with Australian Guarantee Corporation and Permanent Trustee. Prior to commencing in the finance industry, she was a solicitor in private practice.

Jon Moodie

Allied Credit

Jon is a finance company executive with over 30 years’ experience in Australia and New Zealand in asset and vehicle finance markets. In 1998 he established and grew Mercedes Benz Finance NZ for six years, before transferring to Daimler Finance Australia where he led the Sales and Marketing team. Jon joined Macquarie Leasing in 2006, where he led various sales channels, before becoming the Managing Director in 2014. In 2019 Jon joined Allied Credit as the Chief Executive Officer, leading the company into a growth phase. Jon has sat as a director on the AFIA board for several years, including two years as Chairman.

Joseph Healy

Judo Bank

Joseph is the Co-Founder and CEO of Judo Bank. An experienced international banker, he has held executive positions at NAB, ANZ, CIBC World Markets, Citibank, and Lloyds Bank. Joseph was an Adjunct Professor at University of Queensland Business School and has an MSc in Finance, MBA, MSc in Contemporary Chinese Studies, MBA (Banking), MSc in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health and MSc in International Management (China) from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, Kings College London, London Business School and University of Nottingham in China. He has authored three books and is a Fellow of FINSIA as well as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland.

Mario Rehayem

Pepper Financial Services

Mario joined Pepper Money in 2011 and has held various roles including Managing Director, Australian Mortgages and Personal Loans, Director of Sales and Distribution, Australian Mortgages and Personal Loans. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Pepper Money Limited in 2017 and is responsible for the strategy and oversight of Pepper Money businesses across Australia and New Zealand. With over 18 years of extensive experience across banking and finance, Mario has held senior positions in an ADI environment as well as in the non-bank sector. Mario is a known champion of mortgage broker education and growing the specialist lending category.

Ofir Kranz

Angle Auto Finance

Ofir is Head of Compliance and Enterprise Risk at Angle Auto Finance. He has held previous roles at GE Capital and Latitude Financial Services. Ofir has experience in designing and implementing compliance, enterprise, and operational risk frameworks and people leadership. Ofir has developed and implemented risk management strategies to support the achievement of business objectives through various business cycles and strategic change programs.

Reggie Cabal

ORIX

Reggie Cabal is Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of ORIX Australia Corporation Limited (ORIX). ORIX is a major commercial finance and leasing provider in Australia and New Zealand and is an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality from 2020 to 2022 by the Australian Federal Government’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency and recognised as one of The Australian Financial Review’s Most Innovative Companies for 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Reggie started his career in Silicon Valley working in financial services and technology firms in both start-ups and established organisations. At ORIX, he has transformed the business by introducing new technology centric solutions and reimagining “old proven” concepts with a current perspective to assist customers in today’s complex and continually changing environment. Just as we’ve seen other industries embrace and grow from new technologies, Reggie is future-focused and excited to lead the ORIX team in the changing landscape of the automotive and finance industry.