our team
Our professional team are a collective of highly-experienced financial experts. These are some of the thornmoney team you may meet. Supporting them are our team of specialists who are working on developing the best products, operations, systems and communications to better serve the needs of Australian businesses and brokers.
Pete Lirantzis
CEO
View profileWith 20 years of senior leadership experience including CEO, COO and CIO of an ASX200 listed entity and Executive and Non-Executive Director of Fintech start-up.
I’m focussing on helping Thorn outperform in the future, and assisting our clients in achieving their business’ goals.
Paul Rathbone
General Manager
View profileOver 20 years of experience in both commercial and consumer funding with responsibility for the strategy and growth of thornmoney.
I am focussed on continuously improving our customer and introducers experience and developing solutions to assist companies of all sizes obtain the capital they require
John Murray
Head of Credit
View profileWith over 20 years’ experience in finance including leading credit risk teams across a range of Australian companies. John manages thornmoney’s credit policies for asset and invoice finance. He is a risk expert and decision maker on SME finance.
Emmanuel Shumba
Operations Manager, Asset Finance
View profileWith over 15 years’ experience in the financial services sector. Emmanuel has worked across various credit, risk and recovery roles in Allianz, GE Capital and Thorn. A passionate leader who brings a strong sense of customer focus to the business.
Arvind Chand
Operations Manager, Invoice Finance
View profilePassionate about working capital needs and solutions for SMEs, with core skills and expertise in debtor finance. Using my vast experience in Customer Services to help create a product and a culture for the clients to enjoy their journey with us.
Michael Stavroulakis
Product Manager
View profileMichael has worked on strategy and delving into insight to inform the product roadmap. An exciting time to be at thornmoney and part of shaping our future success
Benson Nambiar
Sales Support Operations Manager
View profileBenson is experienced in Sales Support with a demonstrated history of working in the financial services industry.
Jerome Boadu
Business Development Manager
Asset Finance
NSW, ACT
Jerome’s interested in getting companies financially fit. With both general business and finance experience providing an excellent background to supporting brokers to find the best outcomes for their clients.
Andy Cusworth
Business Development Manager
Asset Finance
QLD, NT
With more than 25 years specialising in asset finance, Andy has been responsible for Sales Team Management for several brokerages and non-bank lenders.
Aris Lockhart
Business Development Manager
Invoice Finance
All states
An Invoice Finance specialist with more than 20 years’ experience. My ultimate goal is helping businesses grow by providing them with suitable funding solutions.
Chris McCall
Business Development Manager
Asset Finance
VIC, SA, TAS, WA
30 years in asset finance in a variety of roles and companies. Structured finance, Operating Lease, Rental and Asset Finance products for Vendor, Broker and direct sales channels.
