Board
B.Sc (Hons), ACA, MAICD
Peter qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the UK and has 35 years’ experience in senior leadership roles in a number of global banking and non-bank financial institutions.
He was most recently with Liberty Financial, one of Australia’s largest non-bank financial institutions where he was a member of the senior management team and board director responsible for strategy, business development, and marketing. He also headed up the company’s New Zealand operations which included loan origination, the Mike Pero branded broking network, and a successful debenture funding program.
Prior to joining Liberty Financial, Peter was a partner at Deloitte where he advised on buy and sell-side M&A transactions, capital raising, and securitisation facilities to a range of banks and non-banks. Peter was also a member of the Deloitte Top 40 Leadership group representing the Financial Services Industry (FSI) sector.
Peter is a former member of the Australian Securitisation Forum (ASF) national committee and appointed a Fellow of the ASF as recognition for his services to the non-bank financial institutions sector.
B. Bus, FCA
Cameron has over 40 years’ experience in the finance sector, having trained as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG. Cameron was a partner at Moore Stephens Sydney and founded and grew White Outsourcing into an entity with back office administration of over $30 billion. Cameron was CEO of Employers Mutual until 2010, having grown it from $30 million of annual premiums under management to over $1 billion. As COO, Cameron took operational responsibility for the successful ASX listing of the insurance broking accumulator Steadfast Group. Cameron is Chairman of AS White Global Pty Limited, which has over 1,000 employees in Australia and Asia, providing offshore teams to Australian businesses.
Management
BEc, CA
Andrew trained as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG 25 years ago. After leaving the accounting profession, Andrew spent six years with Peabody Coal and Rio Tinto in the Treasury area. More recently, Andrew has been involved in the non-bank finance sector where he has been involved with establishing wholesale funding arrangements for Zip Co Limited and Think Tank Commercial Property where he was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer. Andrew is the Chief Executive Officer of COG Financial Services Limited, and retains Non-Executive Directorships with Zip Co Limited and Think Tank Commercial Property.
BCom, CA, MBA
Richard trained as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG 30 years ago. Richard’s most recent role prior to joining COG was as CFO of MKM (part of MA Financial Group Ltd). He has a deep experience in financial services and non-bank lending including similar roles at Pepper Money and Macquarie Bank. In addition, Richard has held senior finance roles at Coca Cola Amatil and Campbell Arnott’s.
