Judges
Friday 17 October 2025 | The Star Event Centre, Sydney
2024 JUDGES
Helen Avis
Director of Finance
Specialist Mortgage
David Bailey
Chief Executive Officer
AFG
Simon Bednar
Chief Executive Officer
Finsure
Renee Blethyn
Head of Broker Partnerships
NextGen
Adam Brown
Executive, Broker Distribution
NAB
Tim Brown
CEO
Recludo Mortgage Brokering Services
Blake Buchanan
Aggregation | Acquisition | Strategy
Specialist Finance Group
Kristy Clucas
Head of Broker Strategy, Partnerships & Performance
BOQ Group
Graham Cooke
Head of Consumer Research
Finder
Maria Edwards
CEO
Real Estate Institute of Australia
Ryan Gair
CEO
Rate Money
Jean-Pierre Gortan
Managing Director
Simplicity Loans & Advisory
Paul Herbert
Head of Lending and Everyday Banking Distribution
AMP
Tyrone Hodge
Chairman
API (Australian Property Institute)
Caroline Jean-Baptiste
Lending Specialist and Owner
Mortgage Choice
Razia Khan
General Manager, Third Party Banking
Commonwealth Bank
Frank Knez
CEO
National Property Group
Anja Pannek
CEO
Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA)
Lee Rudwick
Head of Strategy, Performance and CX – Home Loans
ANZ
Steve Sampson
Chief Executive Officer
Prime Capital
Louisa Sanghera
Managing Director
Zippy Financial Group
Barry Saoud
General Manager Mortgages and Commercial Lending
Pepper Money
Warren Shaw
Head of Mortgage Broker Distribution
Westpac
George Thompson
Head of Mortgages
ING
Joseph Trimarchi
Solicitor
Joseph Trimarchi & Associates
Alf Vasta
Business Development Manager
Liberty
Peter White AM
Managing Director
Finance Brokers Association of Australasia
Sharon Yardley
Chief Compliance and Sustainability Officer
Heartland Bank
Angel Zhong
Deputy Head of Department – Finance|Associate Professor of Finance
RMIT University
Jeff Zulman
Managing Director
TrailBlazers Finance