Building the new payment infrastructure

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 of Payments at Naspers and also Ogone (now Ingenico ePayments).

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  Kian Bin Teo

  Chief Financial Officer

  

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  KB, who is a CFA Charterholder, leads our Finance, Treasury, Tax, Legal, Compliance and Strategy departments, to ensure that our operations are robust. Prior to joining Thunes, KB was Chief Financial Officer for various technology companies in China and also worked as an investment banker for 10 years.

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  Mike Raath

  Chief Technology Officer

  

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  Mike is the Chief Technology Officer at Thunes. He leads 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

  Managing Director, Thunes Collections

  

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

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  Malini Kannan

  Chief Revenue Officer

  

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  Malini is the Chief Revenue Officer at Thunes. She is responsible for the global go-to-market and sales strategy for Thunes. Prior to this appointment, Malini was the Chief of Staff to the CEO of Thunes and the TransferTo Group. In this role, she was in charge of several high-impact strategy and operations projects originating out of the CEO’s office. She has held several strategy and operations roles at the operating companies within the TransferTo Group, and is deeply passionate about emerging markets’ fintech infrastructure.

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  Irina Chuchkina

  Chief Marketing Officer

  

  Irina is the Chief Marketing Officer at Thunes, and an accomplished fintech and technology marketer. Before joining Thunes, Irina led Global Brand & Communications at Rapyd, headed Partner Marketing at Southeast Asia’s #1 super-app Grab, and spent eight years with Visa, where she led marketing projects across CEMEA and APAC. 

  Irina has an MBA from INSEAD, and serves as an Executive Committee Member of the Singapore Fintech Association.

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  Matt van Geldere

  Chief People Officer

  

  As Thunes’ Chief People Officer, Matt plays a key role in recruiting, developing, and nurturing top talent from around the world, as well as building a scalable HR operating model to support Thunes’ rapid growth. 

  He is a seasoned HR executive and transformation expert, with more than 20 years’ international professional experience across the digital advertising and telecommunications industries. Prior to joining Thunes, Matt held different global and regional HR and transformation leadership roles at Criteo and Easynet Global Services.

Our board of directors

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  Allan Green

  Chairman

  

  Allan Green is a seasoned entrepreneur and technology investor, with more than 20 years’ experience. He has transformed numerous companies in his capacity as advisor, investor, and board member, including industry leaders such as 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. She helped to set up GGV Capital’s first office in China in 2005, and its 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 more than two decades as a board member and C-suite executive for global companies including GE Capital, First Data Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and Coopers & 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 has years of experience in 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’ principal investment experience. He has a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (with a Minor in Economics) from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a Juris Doctorate (cum laude) from Harvard Law School, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.