The Team

Andrew joined Wisr as its Chief Financial Officer in 2017 before being appointed to his current role as Chief Executive Officer in August 2023. With over 20 years of experience in financial services Andrew leads Wisr’s executive team, dedicated to the company’s long-term growth and guides Wisr’s overall business strategy. Prior to Wisr, Andrew worked in investment banking at Macquarie Capital, along with KPMG.

Joanne joined Wisr as its Chief Risk and Data Officer in 2019 before being elevated to Chief Operating Officer in 2023. With two decades of experience in financial services across risk management, credit risk, product management, pricing, analytics and strategic project delivery, Joanne is passionate about using data and analytics to solve business problems, drive profitable growth, streamline processes and improve customer experience. Before Wisr, Joanne was General Manager of Unsecured Risk at the Commonwealth Bank, where she led major projects including the integration of the bank’s Comprehensive Credit Reporting compliance.

Matthew joined Wisr as its Chief Financial Officer in March 2024, leading Wisr’s finance team across funding and treasury, portfolio management, accounting and payment solutions. With 25 years of experience in financial services and consulting, Matthew previously held senior roles at KPMG, leading due diligence investigations and capital market transactions, and Avoka Technologies, a global enterprise SaaS fintech.

James joined Wisr as its Head of Marketing in 2018 before being elevated to Chief Marketing Officer in late 2019. In his current role as Chief Growth Officer, James drives the growth strategy and distribution of Wisr's range of products and services. He leads high-performing strategic and operational teams across business development, customer experience, marketing, communications and investor relations. James has over 15 years of experience building brands, working with a number of established financial services and challenger brands including Virgin Mobile, Bankwest, AMEX and ING.

Álvaro joined Wisr as its first Chief Innovation Officer in February 2025 and leads Wisr’s technology and product teams across design, engineering, development and IT. He has over 20 years of experience across strategy, experience, design, product and marketing. Álvaro has previously held senior roles both overseas and locally at Accenture and Citibank.

David is Wisr’s General Counsel and Company Secretary having joined the team in early 2022. He is a commercial lawyer with over 16 years of experience working in law firms and in-house both in Australia and internationally. Before joining Wisr, David advised on legal and business affairs across Asia-Pacific as Senior Legal Counsel (APAC) at IMG/Endeavor (NYSE: EDR). Prior to this, David was previously an Associate at global law firm Taylor Wessing LLP in London. David holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Commerce (BComm - Finance) from the University of Melbourne.

Kate joined Wisr as its first People and Culture hire in mid-2019. After building Wisr’s employee experience, HR and recruitment functions from the ground up, she was promoted to Head of Employee Experience in early 2021 and joined Wisr’s Executive Leadership team. Formerly based in Silicon Valley, Kate has over 15 years of experience building people and recruitment programs at organisations including Salesforce and Inkling.