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Thierry Merand, CFA

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Head of Credit & Risk at MA Money
📍 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Thierry is a global finance executive with over twenty years of experience in risk management and institutional banking across Europe and Australia. His expertise spans credit strategy, enterprise transformation, AI adoption, and product design. Thierry holds an MBA from the University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

He is passionate about leveraging data to implement strategic initiatives and enhance the customer experience in the consumer finance sector, working across a diverse range of mortgage and loan products.

Thierry played a key role on the IPO team for Pepper Financial Services Group during its public offering in 2015.

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Experience
3 Years
Current Role
Head of Credit & Risk
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Credit & Risk Strategy
His entire career, including his current role as Head of Credit & Risk at MA Money, is focused on credit strategy, product and policy design, and lending operations.
Financial Transformation
Focuses on the intersection of finance and technology, helping organizations modernize through technology uplift, AI adoption, and operational change.
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Career

Work history

7-2022
Head of Credit & Risk
MA Money
Head of Risk, Consumer Finance
Westpac
Chief Risk Officer
Pepper Financial Services Group
Senior Manager - Structured Credit
ANZ
Director of Structured Credit Analysis and Trading
Aladdin Capital Management
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Education
2003 - 2005
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
CFA Institute
1996 - 1997
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne
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