Arca Board
Peter Wilson AM
Independent Director & Chairman
Peter Wilson joined the ARCA Board on 1 July 2020. Peter is also the Independent Director and Chairman of ARCA subsidiary the Reciprocity and Data Exchange Administrator.
Peter is Chairman of the Power and Water Corporation, and Indigenous Essential Services in the Northern Territory. Peter was Director and Immediate Past President and Chairman of CPA Australia from 2017-2021. Peter was Chair of the Australian HR Institute from 2006-20, and non-executive director of Vision Super from 2012-2022. Peter was made a Life Member of each of the Australian HR Institute (2019) and CPA Australia (2022).
He holds roles as Independent member and Chair of the Audit & Risk Committee at the Office of the Auditor-General in Western Australia, and the Audit & Risk Committee for the Portfolio of the Premier of Western Australia. He has also been appointed Chair of the National Drug and Alcohol Foundation from November 2021
Peter has held senior executive roles in the Commonwealth and Victorian Treasuries, and Group Executive roles at ANZ, Amcor Limited, and as CEO of Energy 21. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 2005 for services to workplace relations and safety and community service and was awarded a Centenary Medal in 2004.
Tristan Taylor
Experian Australia Pty Ltd
Tristan Taylor is General Manager of Experian’s Credit Services business in Australia and is responsible for the effective operation and growth of the Credit Bureau. As a challenger bureau, Tristan leads teams focussed on growing the supply of data from credit providers, building and supporting credit products, educating and assisting consumers, delivering analytics projects and operating in a compliant and secure manner.
Tristan has been with Experian for 17 years and has held leadership roles across the UK and Australia. Prior to joining the Credit Services business, he has led advisory, product and delivery functions to deploy Data Management and Data Governance initiatives in organisations spanning Government, Financial Services, Utilities, Telcos and Retail. LinkedIn profile >>
Kari Mastropasqua
Equifax Pty Ltd
Kari Mastropasqua is a forward thinking analytic professional with 15 + years’ experience in the field. She is a people focused leader who creates impact through being market led, evolving organisation capabilities and educating on the power of data and analytics to drive better decision making. As a leader of large teams she places high importance on rallying a team around a strong vision, creating a culture that encourages innovation with purpose and building strong relationships through trust and transparency.
Kari’s career started in academia where she taught undergraduate statistics. It is here she honed her communication skills in making the complex seem easy. In the commercial setting Kari has held several roles from analytic solution development, analytic consulting through to senior management across a variety of sectors including financial services, utilities, insurance, airlines and retail. In each of her roles her approach has been agnostic and not from a particular specialism. Her focus is on identifying and understanding the market problem then helping her customers to better utilize data assets to drive value through analytics.
In her current role as EGM Data & Analytics A/NZ she leads a team of 75+ data and analytic professionals who provide insights that make a difference to Equifax clients across the region.
Ben Nicholls
National Australia Bank Limited
Ben is the Executive of Product and Portfolio Management, Home Ownership at NAB. Ben joined NAB in in 2021, with 20 years of financial services experience including time spent at both CBA and Westpac, across roles in product management, pricing, credit policy and decisioning system management, digital banking, as well as new product development.
Ben holds a Bachelor of Information Science and a Masters of Business Administration
Mark Brudenell
Latitude Financial Services Australia Holdings Pty Ltd
Mark joined Latitude Financial in November 2018 and was appointed Executive General Manager Risk in May 2023 and Acting Chief Operating Officer in January 2024. As EGM Risk, Mark is responsible for ensuring that all risk types are effectively managed by Latitude and its people through robust governance and risk management practices. Previously he was Chief Risk Officer (reporting to the CFO), General Manager Group Risk and Chief of Staff.
Prior to Latitude, Mark had an extensive career in public policy where he was responsible for developing and executing major policy and reform initiatives as Senior Adviser to the Prime Minister of Australia. He previously worked as an Adviser to the Minister for Communications and Senior Adviser to the Queensland Minister for Science, Information Technology, Innovation and the Arts.
Joe Seychell
Joe is the Chief Risk Officer at Athena Home Loans. Joe has worked in the Financial service sector for 25 years holding a number of Senior Risk/Credit/Technology related Roles in both the domestic and offshore environments.
Joe has deep experience in managing large operational teams with a key focus on driving technology and managing change to the benefit of the consumer and working with regulators and key stakeholders to achieve that aim. As the CRO for Athena Home Lending he is leveraging the power of data to allow efficient/effective operations and business decisioning in the Credit domain.
Brad Davis
Bank of Queensland Limited
Brad is the General Manager of Market Risk, Credit Models & Insights at BOQ and is responsible for all risk analytics across the Group including credit risk decisioning and Comprehensive Credit Reporting. Brad joined BOQ in 2021 and has previously had a long career in consulting focussing on risk analytics for clients in Australia, Asia and Europe. Brad is passionate about using data and analytics to enhance business processes and improve customer outcomes.
Russell Binns
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Russell is the current Credit Risk General Manager for Consumer Finance at CBA, and previously led teams at Barclays, Santander and GE Capital. Russell has 20+ years extensive Credit Risk experience across international markets in the finance industry within both Retail and Business Banking.
Russell holds a BSc and MSc in Mathematics related disciplines.
Andrew Cutting
Andrew’s is the Executive Manager at Westpac and is responsible for the organisations supply of Comprehensive Credit Reporting. Andrew brings to the Board over 30 years’ experience in the Credit Risk and Collections sector within a diverse range of businesses covering Banking, Telecommunications & Financial Services which has provided him with extensive experience in general & strategic management practice.
Andrew has held a number of senior roles including guidance of large infrastructure & regulatory change initiatives for Westpac Banking Corporation. Andrew has also had a decade long association with the Australian Retail Credit Association representing Westpac since 2011.
Marina Harpur
AMP Bank Limited
Marina has over 20 years of experience in banking finance in Australia and NZ and is currently Director, Everyday Banking at AMP Bank. Marina has experience in all parts of the credit lifecycle, product, pricing, data science and enterprise risk across banking, funds management and insurance. She has worked for a diverse range of businesses including ASB Bank (NZ), GE Capital, and Westpac.
Marina has a Bachelor in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, Advanced Diploma in Actuarial Science and Diploma in Foreign Languages.