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Stuart Zalunardo

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Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at SilverChef
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Stuart is a seasoned financial services executive with over 35 years of experience, currently serving as the Chief Risk Officer at SilverChef. His expertise spans risk management, credit, and sales leadership, highlighted by his recent roles leading SilverChefs businesses in Canada and the US before returning to Australia.

He has a demonstrated history of community involvement, including supporting medical research through the St George and Sutherland Medical Research Foundation. In previous roles, he partnered with initiatives like the Womens Business School to help equip female entrepreneurs with the skills for success.

Unique fact: Stuart has led SilverChefs operations on multiple continents, from President in North America to his current global role as CRO in Australia.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Global Risk Management
As Chief Risk Officer, he oversees risk and governance for a company with operations in Australia, New Zealand, and North America.
Hospitality Sector Finance
His entire tenure at SilverChef has focused on providing equipment finance and rentals to support businesses in the hospitality industry.
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Career

Work history

9-2025
Chief Risk Officer (CRO)
SilverChef
11-2022 - 9-2025
President
SilverChef Canada
11-2020 - 11-2022
Sales Director Aus/NZ, SilverChef
SilverChef
1-2018 - 11-2020
National Head of Industry Business Banking
St.George Bank
12-2015 - 11-2020
Head of SME, St George Group
St.George Bank
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