Rabobank Australia chair James Fazzino says new director Carolyn Colley has more than 30 years in executive roles across the financial services, technology and innovation sectors, and is a highly regarded company director.

“Carolyn’s extensive leadership experience spanning financial services, technology, product development and innovation will add great value to the board of Rabobank as the bank continues to develop and grow in the Australian market,” James says.

“Carolyn has a strong understanding of the financial services marketplace and has played a leading role in the development of fintech in Australia. We are delighted to welcome her to the board of Rabobank Australia,” he says. 

Carolyn has previously held senior executive roles at Macquarie Bank, St George Bank and BT Financial Group.

She also co-founded, and was chief operating officer of Faethm, a global SaaS (software as a service) analytics platform which helps companies and governments address the future of work.

Carolyn is currently an independent non-executive director of Count Ltd, the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX)Clearing and Settlement boards and Smartgroup.

She is also a director of New Zealand-based company Milford Asset Management and Chair of Milford Australia Pty Ltd and chair and treasurer of community-based not-for-profit Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections.