Our People
Our People
The team at NOW Finance Group are trustworthy specialists in the personal loan market driven by our core values of Integrity, Honesty, Respect and Trust.
We are a progressive, creative and intelligent team; living and breathing these core values.
The culture and values we hold at NOW Finance Group.
We live our key values by providing personalised financial solutions tailored to the individual needs of our customers, along with timely and knowledgeable support.
Customer focused.
Our customer defines us. Our mission is simple: we listen and we help.
Simplicity.
Simplicity is at the heart of what we do. Easy, hassle-free, and no-fuss personal loans.
Integrity.
We take pride in everything we do. Our business is honest, transparent, and up-front.
Teamwork.
We value diversity in people and ideas. We work together to give customers the best outcomes, always.
Sophisticated.
We put cutting-edge technology at the heart of everything we do.
The Team
Meet our executive
management team.
Our Australia-based management team is made up of finance executives with decades of personal lending experience.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Richard Blumberg
Richard has over 27 years of experience in financial markets both in Australia and offshore. Richard’s career has included senior roles at ING Barings, Investec Bank, Hindal Group and River Capital where he developed a strong track record successfully building and managing different businesses. Richard’s experience spans credit markets, structured debt, consumer credit as well as private equity both in Australia and offshore.
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
David Norman
David has over 22 years’ experience in the consumer finance industry in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to joining Now Finance Group in 2013, he had 15 years at GE Capital in Senior Executive roles including the Sales and Distribution Director of GE Capital’s personal loan business as well as General Manager of their New Zealand personal loan business.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Mark Hansen
Mark is a senior finance executive with over 18 years’ experience in CFO roles for both private and public companies in Australia across a range of industries. Each has been focused on building businesses from early stage and sector consolidation. Prior to commencing CFO roles, he developed strong commercial skills in Corporate Finance working on range of transactions including capital raisings, business acquisitions and disposals and private equity investments.
TREASURER
James Cunningham
James has over 20 years of experience in financial markets, including proprietary and risk management roles in equity, debt and foreign exchange. James’s career has included senior roles at Macquarie Bank in Sydney, London and New York.
GENERAL COUNSEL & COMPANY SECRATARY
Kaajal Fox
Kaajal is an experienced in house executive lawyer with over 15 years of experience in the financial services sector. Kaajal’s career has included private practice and senior legal roles at GE Capital and WEX Australia, Asia and New Zealand where she developed and led the legal and compliance aspects of the US listed financial services company.
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Marc Danneels
Marc has over 25 years of experience in technology leadership and was previously at ASB Bank in Auckland where he headed up customer identity, cyber security, fraud and risk for the bank. Marc has also spent many years as a consultant, including many years with Accenture internationally in technology consulting
CHIEF RISK OFFICER
Marcus Oakley
Marcus has worked extensively in risk management, strategy and analytics with over 20 years of experience across Europe and Asia Pacific. Prior to joining NOW Finance Group Marcus was a Partner in Deloitte’s Risk Advisory practice and was previously CRO for GE Capital’s Consumer Finance businesses in Australia and New Zealand.
Our Community
Our charity partners
At NOW Finance we aim to support our community and give back as much as we can. This forms part of our company values, and we encourage our employees to be active in the community.
It's the Little Things Community
NOW Finance is proud to support our charity partner, It's the Little Things Community (ITLTC).
With the business celebrating 10 years in operation in 2023, we were delighted to be in a position to give back to a partner doing extraordinary work in our local communities.
ITLTC focus on providing nutritious meals and acts of kindness to the vulnerable and disadvantaged in our community. Through their partners, ITLTC provide healthy, freshly made meals to families or individuals experiencing hardship, domestic violence or illness.
To support ITLTC, our employees volunteer once a month in the ITLTC kitchen located in Hawthorn. Employees participate in food preparation and cooking, ensuring fresh ready-made meals for distribution to their chosen partners.
Raise Foundation
We are proud to partner with Raise Foundation and support the great work they do within communities across Australia. Raise Foundation is an organisation that, in partnership with schools and the broader community, empowers young people to navigate challenges and believe in themselves.
As a Corporate Partner since 2019, we actively support Raise’s school mentoring program. In 2019 NOW Finance proudly hosted a Career Workshop for mentors and students. This was an opportunity for students to attend our Head Office and participate in various events throughout the day. In addition to providing financial support, we will look to continuing these Career Workshops in a post COVID environment.
During 2021, NOW Finance also recognised the challenges within the community and decided to make contributions to support key organisations we felt played a crucial role during this very difficult period. These organisations, along with many others, played a vital role in our community, dealing with the pandemic and associated mental health challenges.
Beyond Blue
Provides information and support to help everyone in Australia achieve their best possible mental health.
Victorian Dog Rescue and Resource Group
Not for profit organisation and registered charity entirely run by volunteers whose goal is to stop the killing in pounds and shelters, to help companion animals in need in the community, and to promote responsible pet ownership.
Lifeline Australia
Provides all Australians experiencing emotional distress with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.
Whilst we support our community and provide assistance where we can, our employees and their families are our priority. The ongoing health and wellbeing of our team is paramount, and we are dedicated to ensuring our employees have the support required at all times. Our Employee Assistance Program is one key element of our Wellness Initiative, as we continue to navigate the current environment and ensure the ongoing care of our people.