Cynthia is Managing Director, ANZ for Zip Co.
As Managing Director, Cynthia is responsible for the Australian and New Zealand businesses of Zip, a leading global Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company providing fair and seamless solutions that simplify how people pay. Previously, Cynthia was the Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer at Scentre Group and Group Executive responsible for Telstra’s new businesses portfolio. Previous roles at Telstra include Group Managing Director of Strategic Finance (Strategy, M&A, Treasury and Investor Relations), and responsibility for Telstra’s international operations. Prior to Telstra, Cynthia spent over 20 years in investment banking, most recently at Barclays where her roles included Regional Head of Debt Capital Markets in Hong Kong and CEO of Australia/New Zealand.
Cynthia was previously Chair of Foxtel, Telstra Ventures, and Autohome, a US$10bn NYSE listed Chinese technology company. She has also been a member of the Australia Advisory Board for Room to Read and served on the Board of the Sydney Women’s Fund.