JUDGES

2025 JUDGES

Helen Avis

Director of Finance
Specialist Mortgage

Cory Bannister

Senior Vice President – Chief Lending Officer
La Trobe Financial

Renee Blethyn

Head of Broker Partnerships
NextGen

Adam Brown

Executive, Broker Distribution
NAB

Tim Brown

CEO
Recludo Mortgage Brokering Services

Blake Buchanan

General Manager
Specialist Finance Group

Kristy Clucas

Head of Broker Strategy, Partnerships & Performance
BOQ Group

Graham Cooke

Head of Consumer Research
Finder

Jean-Pierre Gortan

Managing Director
Simplicity Loans & Advisory

Travis Hall

National Manager – Mortgage Broker Distribution
AMP Bank

Caroline Jean-Baptiste

Managing Director
Mortgage Choice Fortitude Valley & Ashgrove

Frank Knez

Head of Broker Go-To-Market
Lendi Group

Anja Pannek

CEO
Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA)

Ian Rakhit

General Manager, HomeBuying Distribution
Bankwest

Scott Rollason

Chief Executive Officer
Real Estate Institute of Australia

Lee Rudwick

General Manager – Mortgages Product Management
ANZ

Louisa Sanghera

Managing Director
Zippy Financial Group

Barry Saoud

General Manager Mortgages and Commercial Lending
Pepper Money

David Smith

Chief Distribution Officer
Liberty

George Thompson

Head of Mortgages
ING

Joseph Trimarchi

Solicitor
Joseph Trimarchi & Associates

Peter White AM

Managing Director
Finance Brokers Association of Australasia

Sarah Willsallen

Head of Broker Distribution
Westpac Group

Baber Zaker

General Manager / Crew Lead Engage and Manage Brokers
Commonwealth Bank

Angel Zhong

Professor of Finance
RMIT University