We power payments for the world’s fastest-growing businesses

Meet our leadership team

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  Peter De Caluwe

  Chief Executive Officer

  

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  Peter is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Thunes. Under his leadership Thunes has transformed into a world leading fintech that powers payments for the world’s fastest-growing businesses. Peter drives Thunes through rapid business and geographical expansion, challenging the status quo for cross border payments. Previously he was CEO Payments at Naspers and also Ogone (now Ingenico ePayments). 

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  Kian Bin Teo

  Chief Financial Officer

  

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  As Chief Financial Officer, KB who is CFA Charterholder leads our Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Compliance & Strategy departments ensuring our operations are robust. Prior to Thunes, KB was CFO for technology companies in China and also worked as investment banker for 10 years. 

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  Tamer El-Emary

  Chief Operating Officer

  

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  As Chief Operating Officer of Thunes, Tamer oversees the growth of Thunes’ businesses, driving discipline and collaboration across the Sales, Marketing, Network Partnerships and Customer Success functions within Thunes. Previously he was Chief Commercial Officer at WorldRemit as well as senior leader at Mastercard and American Express.

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  Mike Raath

  Chief Technology Officer

  

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  Mike is the Chief Technology Officer at Thunes, leading our technology divisions to ensure that we deliver a robust platform with strong support for customers as they integrate with us. Mike is an experienced technology executive with previous roles at Fox Networks Asia and Naspers portfolio companies (DStv and Showmax).

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  Christophe Bourbier

  Co-Founder, Thunes Collections (formerly Limonetik)

  

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  Christophe joined Thunes through the acquisition of Limonetik, a startup he founded in 2007. He leads cross functionally the global Thunes Collections offering that was enabled by this acquisition. He is a multiple time entrepreneur and a seasoned technology executive. 

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  Malini Kannan

  Chief of Staff

  

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  Malini is Chief of Staff to Peter, CEO of Thunes. Malini is responsible for high impact strategy and operations projects originating out of the CEO Office, to drive value for external and internal stakeholders.  Before that, she led Strategy & Business Operations at DT One.

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  Irina Chuchkina

  Chief Marketing Officer

  

  Irina is Chief Marketing Officer at Thunes and accomplished marketing in Fintech and Tech industries. Before joining Thunes, Irina led global brand and communications at Rapyd, headed partner marketing at Southeast Asia #1 super-app Grab, and spent 8 years with Visa leading complex Marketing projects across CEMEA and APAC. Irina has an MBA from INSEAD and serves as an Executive Committee Member of the Singapore Fintech Association.

Our board of directors

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  Allan Green

  Chairman

  

  Allan Green is a seasoned entrepreneur and technology investor for over 20+ years. He has transformed numerous companies in his capacity of advisor, investor and board member, including industry leaders like Gemalto and Ingenico.

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  Peter De Caluwe

  Chief Executive Officer, Thunes

  

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  Peter is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Thunes. Under his leadership Thunes has transformed into a world leading fintech that powers payments for the world’s fastest-growing businesses. Peter drives Thunes through rapid business and geographical expansion, challenging the status quo for cross border payments.

  Previously he was CEO Payments at Naspers and also Ogone (now Ingenico ePayments). 

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  Jenny Lee

  Managing Partner, GGV Capital

  

  Jenny Lee is a Managing Partner at GGV Capital and helped set up GGV’s first China office in 2005 and GGV’s Singapore office in 2019. Jenny’s previous operation and finance work experience with ST Aerospace, Morgan Stanley and JAFCO Asia enhanced her role as a preferred board mentor and investor to many entrepreneurs in China. Jenny graduated from Cornell University with a Masters and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and an M.B.A. from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.

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  Lee Kheng Nam

  Deputy and Chairman, Vertex Venture

  

  Lee Kheng Nam holds several distinguished senior positions as the Deputy and Chairman of Vertex Venture, Director of Creative Technology, Chairman & Director of Heptagon Oy, Director of Innomedia and Director of Infocomm Investments.

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  Sunil Sabharwal

  Director

  

  Sunil Sabharwal has spent over two decades as a board member and C-suite executive for global companies like GE Capital, First Data Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Coopers and Lybrand. He has also invested in and worked with leading global fintech corporations such as European payment services company Ogone (now part of Ingenico), Paysafe and IRIS Analytics.

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  Ali Mazanderani

  Director

  

  Ali Mazanderani brings with him years of experience leading landmark fintech investments globally and heading strategy in banks. A fintech investor and entrepreneur, Ali co-founded and currently serves as chairman of Salt Pay.

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  Tope Lawani

  Co-Founder, Helios Investment Partners

  

  Mr. Lawani is co-founder and Managing Partner of Helios Investment Partners (“Helios”) and has 25 years of principal investment experience. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering (with a Minor in Economics) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from Harvard Law School and an MBA from Harvard Business School.