Neale Kant

Neale Kant has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Neale is currently the CTO at Scottish Pacific Business Finance, a position they have held since July 2019. Before this, they were a Partner and Advisory Board member at Portofino & Associates starting from December 2012.

Neale held significant positions at Pepper Financial Services Group, where they served as the Group CIO from June 2015 to September 2018. During this time, they were responsible for IT strategy formulation, enterprise architecture, product innovation, and talent acquisition. Neale was also instrumental in taking Pepper Group through an IPO in July 2015 before it was acquired by KKR.

Neale'sprevious role at First Data Australia & New Zealand was as the CIO from December 2013 to May 2015. Here, they oversaw business development, technology strategy, and the execution of the business plan. Additionally, Neale worked as a Payments & Financial Services Executive at Accenture from November 2010 to November 2012.

Neale's work experience at First Data Corporation started in 1998 and held several roles during their tenure. From September 2006 to June 2010, they served as the Vice President Technology, focusing on transformation initiatives and strategic payments alliances in Asia. Neale also played a vital role as a Program Director in establishing a joint venture with Standard Chartered Bank in the merchant acquiring industry across nine countries in Asia. Before this, they held the positions of Vice President Project Delivery and Senior Manager Technical Services.

Overall, Neale Kant has a wealth of experience in various leadership and technology roles, particularly in the financial services industry.

Neale Kant has a Master of Commerce degree from UNSW, with a focus in Information Systems and Management Accounting. Neale also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from UNSW. Additionally, Neale has a Graduate Certificate in Finance from the University of Technology Sydney.