Executive Team
Jamie Twiss
Chief Executive Officer
BA, Harvard University; MBA, Stanford University
James has more than 20 years of experience in strategy and financial services. He previously worked at Westpac, where he served as Chief Strategy Officer and also Chief Data & Strategy Officer. Prior to his roles at Westpac, James was the Managing Director, Americas for First State Investments (then owned by Commonwealth Bank), and before that at Commonwealth Bank in Sydney. He began his career at McKinsey & Company, where he worked in the New York and then in the Sydney offices.
Shreya Prakash
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Chartered Accounting, CAANZ; BBA (Finance), SP Jain School of Global Management
Shreya Prakash is the Interim Chief Financial Officer at Beforepay Group Limited, bringing close to a decade of experience across commercial finance, audit and transaction services. Since joining Beforepay in 2021, Shreya has scaled the finance function through the company’s growth phase. Prior to Beforepay, Shreya worked at Deloitte, EY and KPMG globally, advising a wide array of FMCG, infrastructure and retail clients on M&A due diligence and complex accounting matters.
Elena Chan
Chief Risk Officer and General Counsel
BCom (Finance), University of New South Wales; LLB, University of New South Wales
Elena has over 15 years’ experience in the financial services industry. Prior to joining Beforepay, Elena was the Head of Group Transformation Office at Westpac and spent nine years at Westpac holding various legal, risk and business roles. She was an in-house lawyer in the Westpac Institutional Bank Legal team for three years and led the Financial Markets legal team for Westpac’s Institutional Bank for three years. Prior to joining Westpac, Elena worked at a number of law firms and corporations in Australia and the United Kingdom, including Henry Davis York, Morgan Stanley, Simmons & Simmons and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She has extensive experience in advising financial institutions on a full range of financial products and services offerings.
Kasey Kaplan
Chief Commercial Officer
BA, Albion College; MA, Oakland University; MBA, Quantic School of Business and Technology
Kasey is a commercial leader with over 15 years experience driving results through leading product, marketing, and partnerships strategies. Kasey has worked across a number of industries, including financial services, fintech, e-commerce, and online marketplaces. Prior to joining Beforepay, Kasey was the Global Head of Product at Cover-More Group (a Zurich Insurance company); before that, he was on the founding team of Urban FT, a successful fintech in the United States.
Rajini Carpenter
Chief Technology Officer
Advanced Diploma in Computer Science & Engineering
Rajini has more than 23 years' experience in Information Technology and the finance industry, with expertise across IT Security, IT Governance & Risk, and Architecture & Engineering. Rajini has led the development of world-class technology solutions and customer-centred client experiences, previously holding the roles of VP of Engineering at Deputy and Head of Engineering, Wealth Management at Iress prior to joining Beforepay. Rajini is also a Board Director at Judo NSW.
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