At COO (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 COO’ operating in the Banking space. If you think a COO’ 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.
Bosco Tan
COO of Pocketbook
Technology entrepreneur with enterprise strategy background. Affection for media, human resources, consulting, information security and financial services industries. Currently working on ambitious startup which changes the way consumers think about spending. Trained in computer science, finance and marketing disciplines.
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About Pocketbook: Pocketbook is an online money management application for mobile phones.
David Whiteing
Group Chief Operating Officer of Standard Chartered Bank
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About Standard Chartered Bank: Standard Chartered Bank is an international banking group.
Dominic Yap
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Zeller
Dominic Yap is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Zelle. He has over 10 years of experience in strategy, operations, and risk management in the Financial Services Industry. He has worked extensively in business case development and assessment, product profitability, and uptake modeling, go-to-market strategy development, operating model design, and large-scale systems deployments.
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About Zeller: Zeller is a fintech that offers to accept payments, track spending, and manage the finances of small businesses.
Pezh Moradi
Chief Operating Officer of BlackCitrus
A passionate and driven marketing and law major with proven expertise within both strategic and operational environments. Pezh has strong generalist background with experience providing legal, marketing and management support. Pezh is Chief Operating Officer (COO) at BlackCitrus heading up operations, acquisitions and business development. Previously a member of the engineering team at Foxtel, Pezh was involved with multifaceted projects around the broadcast environment. Prior to Foxtel, Pezh acted as a Site Operations Manager at IBM GSA; responsible for the Baulkham Hills and Cumberland Forest Data Centres. Pezh has worked as a volunteer at the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) for over 10 years, is a supporter of philanthropic associations (via GlobalRoll) and has close ties with various Australian charities, including FSHD through the leadership of Bill Moss AM. Pezh acts as a mentor and sits on the board of a number of growth companies. Pezh has rich experience and knowledge in the areas of corporate strategy, contract law and integrated marketing communications.
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About BlackCitrus: BlackCitrus is a venture capital and technology firm that invests in online-based businesses.
Mark Maglaras
Chief Operating Officer & Sales Director of Novatti Group
Mark Maglaras has worked with the Novatti Group for over 16 years in a range of roles from project manager of operations to head of operations and global sales. Mark has extensive experience in technology and services business. He has previously led a range of initiatives involving the development and deployment of advanced payments and billing technologies and solutions in the Asia Pacific region. Mark has comprehensive knowledge and experience in prepaid telecommunications, billing and payment solutions. Mark spent much of 2012 working with Neural Technologies in the Pacific creating and launching their Mobile International Remittance and Payments project. Mark is a crucial driver of both internal and external operations of Novatti. He manages a global network of channel partners and sales staff, as well as the local marketing team. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Engineering.
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About Novatti Group: Novatti (ASX:NOV) is a leading digital banking and payments company that enables fast, simple, and secure payments.
Matthew Chan
Chief Operating Officer of 86 400
Matthew Chan is the Chief Operating Officer at 86 400.
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About 86 400: 86 400 is a Australian first smartbank.
Michael Rom
CTO and COO of Octet
Michael has a strong entrepreneurial background in technology based ventures. Michael is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has acted in a CTO/COO role for over a decade. Michael has co-founded 3 ventures and driven each to a successful exit, including • Netstarter, a digital agency specializing in enterprise ecommerce which grew to a team of over 150 talented strategic, creative, talented specialists to Salmat, a large listed Australian company. • CalReply, a platform used by TV networks, professional sports organisations and event organisers to drive real time engagement and ratings to ROKT • ZipMoney, an innovative payment and credit solution platform for retailers across digital checkout through to IPO listing on the ASX and most recently having raised $400m in institutional funding.
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About Octet: Octet is an innovative Financial Technology Business specialising in Supply Chain Finance PAAS and Financing SMEs within Asia Pacific
Nicole Grover
Co-Founder & COO of Look Who’s Charging
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About Look Who’s Charging: Look Who’s Charging is a global first business that saves people, merchants, and banks time & money by identifying who’s charged a card.
Shaun Sutton
Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director of Star Payment Systems
Mr Sutton is the Chief Operating Officer of Stargroup and has extensive experience in running and operating ATM networks in the Australian ATM industry and was the former National Logistics Manager of Ezeatm Limited and in that capacity oversaw the significant growth and national expansion of the Ezeatm business.
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About Star Payment Systems: Star Payment Systems focused and energised to provide you with uninterrupted ATM service.
Helen Glastras
Chief Operating Officer of CCK Financial Solutions
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About CCK Financial Solutions: CCK Financial Solutions is specialized in treasury and capital markets.
Oliver Garside
Co-Founder & COO of Rounded.com.au
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About Rounded.com.au: Simple Accounting for Freelancers and Sole Traders