Board of
Directors

Matt Brown
Matt Brown
Chair

Mr Brown is a highly experienced senior executive, board member, adviser and investor with over 20 years of experience across investment banking and technology in Australia and the United States. He is the Founder and Managing Director of independent investment and corporate advisory firm Alluvion Capital. Prior to Alluvion Capital, Mr Brown was Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of a high-growth, global enterprise SaaS business. Prior to that, Mr Brown was a Managing Director at Macquarie Capital, where he spent 12 years in Sydney and New York with a focus on M&A, capital markets and principal investing. Mr Brown is also a non-executive director of EncompaaS Software Limited, Thinxtra Limited, Learning Vault Pty Limited and Upwire Pty Limited and an active investor in early-stage, high-growth technology businesses.

Cathryn Lyall
Cathryn Lyall
Non-Executive Director

Ms Lyall is a highly experienced senior executive, board member and strategic adviser with over 35 years of experience across finance, banking, government and fintech in Australia and the United Kingdom. She is a Partner at Seed Space Venture Capital, the Co-Founder of not-for-profit Seed Money Australia, non-executive director of several unlisted fintech companies, and is a NED on the board of the peak industry body Fintech Australia. Ms Lyall’s extensive experience in the Australian and British Financial Services sectors includes roles at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange. Most notably, Non-Executive Director Deutsche Bank UK Bank, sitting on the Bank’s Board Risk Committee (BRC), the Listed Derivatives Risk and Compliance Committee (LDRCC), and the Nomination Committee as Chair.

Craig Swanger
Craig Swanger
Non-Executive Director

Mr Swanger has extensive board experience, including Macquarie Bank’s major funds management entity, Macquarie Investment Management Limited and a total of 15 internal and external boards since 2003. Since Macquarie, Mr Swanger has invested in and advised a large portfolio of technology companies across finance, social impact, and health. More specifically, in areas related to Wisr, Mr Swanger was Chairman of 5 of the largest debt-listed investment companies in Australia and New Zealand issued over the past decade and more recently worked with Australia’s largest corporate bond and securitisation distribution specialists and is on the Investment Committee of a large SME direct lending fund.

Kate Whitney
Kate Whitney
Non-Executive Director

Ms Whitney is a highly experienced senior executive with over 25 years of experience in Australian Consumer Law, accelerating growth, product expansion and driving customer acquisition through data and analytics across marketing, advertising, subscription television, FMCG, financial services, telecommunication, luxury and retail. From 2020-2022, she held the position of Chief Marketing and Growth Officer for the innovative foodservice business Marley Spoon Australia (ASX: MMM), and in early 2023 was appointed as Chief Digital and Technology Officer for Treasury Wine Estates (ASX: TWE). In her current role, Ms Whitney has oversight of all the company’s technology, cyber-security and information systems globally, as well as the data, insights and analytics division and capability. Prior to her current role, Ms Whitney spent six years as the Director of Digital at Pernod Ricard, both in the Australian and USA businesses and between 2011 and 2014, she was the General Manager of Marketing at David Jones, which included oversight of the credit card portfolio. Her key achievements include driving $250M in revenue growth for David Jones via the Amex Storecard deal, and during her tenure at Marley Spoon, Ms Whitney saw the company’s revenue more than double.