Nuvan Aranwela

Nuvan has an absolute passion for bringing business concepts to life. For more than 15 years, he has developed ideas to business case, and then secured investment, built capability and run early stage to mature operations. Having worked across strategy, commercial, marketing, operations and technology, he enjoys bringing together ideas with operational detail in a commercial context.​

He is currently co-CEO of fintech Six Park, which aims to build a path to financial well-being for all Australians. He is also Strategy Adviser to Landmarks ID, a start-up in the geolocation data and insights space; and a Board Member of Earthwatch Australia. Prior to that, he was Head of Innovation for Qantas Loyalty, a role he was appointed to following the acquisition by Qantas Group of Wishlist Holdings, a loyalty services business for which he was Chief Strategy and Technology Officer. Nuvan holds a PhD in Plant Biomechanics.​

Nuvan is a senior executive with more than 15 years’ experience, largely in venture-backed and corporate start-ups. Through his experience, he has developed robust and practical approaches to qualifying ideas, developing them into investible propositions, and ultimately securing funding for, standing up and running ventures. Nuvan is Co-CEO of the fintech Six Park, which aims to create a path to financial well-being for all Australians. Prior to that, Nuvan was Head of Client Services at Red Planet, a customer insights and digital marketing business he co-founded within Qantas, when he was Head of Innovation for Qantas Loyalty. While at Qantas, Nuvan was responsible for identifying and developing new revenue and business ventures that leveraged the Loyalty division’s assets; and sponsored opportunities identified through the Group’s accelerator. Nuvan joined Qantas when the Group acquired Wishlist, an online retail and loyalty business where he was Chief Technology and Strategy Officer. He began his career in management consulting. Nuvan joined the Earthwatch Board as its fact-based approach to driving positive change resonated, and offered an opportunity to bring together his career in business with his training in ecology and love of the natural world. Nuvan holds a PhD in Science from Monash University.