SA Current and Future Leaders 2023

Adele boasts more than 20 years of expertise in the banking sector and presently holds the State Manager Business Banking position for SA/NT at ANZ. She is a seasoned leader with a proven track record of success in the banking industry. Adele is highly skilled in Portfolio Management, Financial Risk, Business Relationship Management, Operations, Commercial Lending, and Banking and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree in International Business and Finance from the University of Wollongong.

Adam is an award-winning mortgage broker turned fintech entrepreneur and is the founder and CEO of fintech startup Sherlok. With over 12 years of experience as a mortgage broker, Adam has won numerous accolades, including Broker of the Year and Top 30 Brokers Under 30 in Australia. Being frustrated with the prevailing practice of banks offering new customers better interest rates while imposing a "loyalty tax" on existing ones, Adam developed Sherlok, an AI-powered engine that helps mortgage brokers retain clients for a longer period, safeguard their trail book income, and generate valuable refinancing leads.

Rachel Kidwell is a highly regarded tenancy delivery expert with a profound understanding of the challenges faced by stakeholders in the tenancy delivery process. With her in-depth knowledge and expertise, Rachel has spearheaded digital transformation initiatives for retail property owners and developers on a worldwide scale and has been instrumental in revolutionising the retail tenancy industry. In 2016, she founded TCPinpoint, a pioneering technology platform that has quickly established itself as a global leading player in the market. Through TCPinpoint, Rachel has empowered organisations to embrace digital transformation and overcome the hurdles encountered during the tenancy delivery process. 

Rebecca specialises in health and aged care, retirement living and property law. She advises on a broad range of issues affecting the health, aged care and retirement living sectors, from mergers and acquisitions through to regulatory advice.

Rebecca has worked in Adelaide and interstate at an international law firm. Her expertise has been recognised by her peers through her inclusion in Best Lawyers in Australia for the practice area of Retirement Villages and Senior Living Law since 2012 and she was named Best Lawyers ‘Lawyer of the Year’ Adelaide for that practice area for 2013 and again in 2019. She is also listed in Best Lawyers in Australia for the practice areas of Health and Aged Care Law and Real Property Law.

Rebecca is recognised as a leading Health & Aged Care Lawyer in Doyles Guide’s Leading Health & Aged Care Lawyers - South Australia list and in Doyles Guide’s Leading Health & Aged Care Lawyers – Australia list.

Rebecca has provided extensive training to the aged care sector, as well as the retirement living sector and other industry groups, on various reforms to the aged care system.

Over the years, she has given presentations on retirement living and aged care law to industry groups in Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne and loves the opportunity to engage with industry.

Rebecca is also the host and producer of O'Loughlins on air, a podcast on current legal issues in health, aged care and retirement living. The podcast is a different and refreshing way for the team to engage with and support our clients, and the production side is a lot of fun. The team has enjoyed the challenge of putting together a dedicated podcast studio along with many funny moments in the process.

Shantell Williams is the Chief Technology Officer for Tic:Toc Digital Home Loans, Australia’s first digital homeloan platform.

She has over 20 years experience in the software industry stretching across Europe, Africa and Australia.
 

Peter is responsible for leading the Major Client Group team in South Australia.

MCG is part of the Business Banking unit of the Commonwealth Bank. As a new standalone segment, it provides specialised, dedicated support and service to its largest customers in Business Banking.

With near 38 years’ experience in corporate & institutional banking in Australia across three states, Peter’s prime responsibility is to lead the team originate new business and grow existing client’s satisfaction with its proactive product and services.

Shanique Busby is the General Manager of Productivity at Lendi Group, Australia's top online home loan platform, representing the Lendi, Aussie, and Domain Home Loans Brands.

With over 20 years of experience in technology, including the last 10 years in finance, Shanique leads her team to deliver platform solutions that put humans at the centre of the home loan journey including customers, brokers, business partners and team.

Lendi Group’s vision is to pair smart technology and expert advice to simplify the home loan application process, creating an unbeatable customer experience that’s tailored to the customer’s needs and preferences. 

Shanique is passionate about fostering a culture of Agility to quickly meet changing customer needs. She is a staunch advocate of empowering her team, creating a supportive & autonomous environment enabling our people to create seamless customer experiences through products that our customers love.

Dr Caroline has experience in the public service across a range of policy areas, including education, climate change, energy, environment, and social policy. Her current role involves supporting Royal Commissioner the Hon Julia Gillard in her work on early childhood education and care.

Her previous roles include leading a division in the Department for Education overseeing a range of policies, programs and services for the participation, engagement and learning achievement for all children and young people, in particular those experiencing challenges to their inclusion.

She also have been a Project Director of Year 7 into High School, Group Executive Director, People and Performance at the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), and held roles in the Department of the Premier and Cabinet (SA) and international and strategic policy in the Department of Defence.

Ben Owen joined RAA in January 2023 as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and General Manager Home & Energy. He is passionate about making a difference for RAA members by working closely with executives and their teams to drive RAA’s strategy, innovation, data and next growth business of Home and Energy.

With nearly 20 years’ experience in senior leadership roles across the financial services sector, Ben has a successful track record in formulating, developing, and executing enterprise-wide strategy, business planning, innovation, and transformation. He has led scale teams across some of Australia’s largest banks and, prior to joining RAA, Ben was State General Manager, Consumer and Business Banking at BankSA and Westpac SA & NT.

Ben is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA) and Chair of FINSIA SA/NT Regional Council. He holds a Masters of Business Administration from Deakin Business School, a Graduate Diploma of Management and Graduate Certificate of Corporate Management. Ben also has a Bachelor of Business (majoring in International Business) and a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in International Studies) from the University of South Australia. He has studied internationally at Nanyang Technology University in Singapore, where he undertook studies in International Economics, Asian Politics, Finance and Entrepreneurship. He has completed Design Thinking for Innovation at University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.

Ben is focused on supporting the local community in South Australia and contributing to the economic growth of the state. He was formerly the Chair of the South Australian Westpac Community Board and a board member of BankSA Foundation. Focusing on organisations that make a difference he is former platinum Alliance Representative for the Entrepreneurship Organisation (EO) Adelaide Chapter and a former board member of South Australian Leaders for Gender Equity (SALGE). Ben is currently a director of two emerging South Australian businesses experiencing growth in their industry sectors.

Todd joined the Credit Union SA as the Chief Executive Officer in June 2020, having spent over 25 years working in finance and professional services across Australia and the UK, including 11 years as a Senior Executive at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

He is passionate about leading a highly effective, performance-driven professional teams who are dedicated to achieving outstanding results for both internal and external stakeholders.

Todd holds a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy from the University of South Australia and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand, Australian Institute of Company Directors, and the Governor’s Leadership Program.

Todd has held a significant number of Chair and Director roles including various not-forprofit organisations and charities throughout his career. Currently he is Council Chair for Scotch College and Chair of the Leaders Institute of South Australia and a Director for Kick Start for Kids.