Thunes is the Smart Superhighway
to move money around the world

Meet our Executive Team

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  Peter De Caluwe

  Deputy Chairman and CEO

  

  Peter De Caluwe is the Co-Founder and CEO of Thunes, The Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. He leads Thunes’ strategic and operational efforts to accelerate real-time, secure and cost-efficient cross-border payments, with a focus on expanding the Direct Global Network and advancing financial inclusion in emerging markets. enabling businesses and individuals, especially in emerging markets, to send and receive money in real time with unmatched speed, transparency, security, and cost efficiency.

  Peter De Caluwe is a serial entrepreneur and pioneer in fintech and B2B payments. He began his career at Ogone as COO and later CEO, scaling the business before its acquisition. Peter then led Payments at Naspers (supporting PayU’s global growth) and ran DT One, where he delivered significant commercial growth. While at DT One he co-founded Thunes and played a central role in its growth and international expansion over the years.

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  Chloé Mayenobe

  Deputy CEO

  

  As Deputy CEO of Thunes, Chloé brings a wealth of expertise in transforming and scaling fintech companies. Focused on growth, culture building and governance, she creates efficiencies across critical business functions such as operations, product development, marketing, revenue operations, and customer service. Chloé’s experience spans multiple sectors, including technology, management consulting and payments.

  Most recently, Chloé served as COO of the fintech unicorn Solaris Group. Her previous leadership roles include Deputy CEO at Natixis Payments, Managing Director of EMEA at Ingenico Group, and positions at Capgemini and Deloitte. She is a board member of Bpifrance Participations.

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  Ruwan De Soyza

  Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

  

  Ruwan De Soyza is Thunes’ Chief Legal & Compliance Officer, overseeing all legal, compliance, data protection and corporate secretariat functions. He brings over 25 years of legal experience operating in highly regulated environments, having held General Counsel, Company Secretary and Executive roles, including at Worldpay, Xplor Technologies, Coda and Halma PLC. His background includes over seven years at Worldpay, where he progressed to Group General Counsel in 2017 to support the group’s listings and merger with Vantiv.

  Ruwan graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London and is an Associate of the City & Guilds London Institute. He also holds a Diploma in Law from the College of Law, London and is a solicitor in England and Wales. He currently serves as a Non Executive Director of Mollie UK, Ltd. and of Xplor Pay B.V.

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  Simon Nelson

  Chief Commercial Officer

  

  Simon is Chief Commercial Officer for Thunes, with more than 20 years of leadership experience in the payments industry. Before joining Thunes, Simon was the CEO of Mercury, the UAE’s first domestic scheme, and prior to that he led the Payment Processing arm of Network International and was responsible for the growth of that organisation. He’s an alumni of American Express and GE Money where he built his career in various leadership positions.

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  Andrew Stewart

  Chief Revenue Officer

  

  Andrew is the Chief Revenue Officer at Thunes, responsible for leading our global client relationships. Prior to this role, Andrew served as Chief Network Officer for the company.

  Andrew’s experience includes WorldRemit, where he expanded the partnership network with leading banks, telcos, and other payment providers. He also launched WorldRemit South Africa, Rwanda, Somalia, and Tanzania. Andrew spent 17 years at American Express in leadership roles in product development and management, strategy, marketing and business development. He held several board and Executive Committee roles at American Express Middle East and Saudi Arabia, and was also the Chairman of American Express Group Services Limited.

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  Parvinder Bhatia

  Chief Financial Officer

  

  Parvinder Bhatia is a commercial CFO and global finance leader with over 24 years of experience across fintech, private equity and venture-backed businesses. Parvinder joined Thunes from bunq, Europe’s first AI-powered bank, where he served as CFO and played a key role in strengthening the bank’s financial strategy, supporting its rapid international expansion.

  Parvinder has a strong track record of scaling organisations, driving operational transformation and supporting high-growth companies through periods of significant expansion. At Thunes, he leads the company’s global finance organisation and partners with the leadership team as the company continues to scale its global payments infrastructure.

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

  Deputy Chairman and CEO, Thunes

  

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  As Deputy Chairman and CEO of Thunes, Peter drives the company’s strategic direction, M&A agenda, and expansion into key emerging markets. He has successfully led Thunes through four funding rounds, built a marquee portfolio of customers and partners, and established the company as a world-leading cross-border payments provider.

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  Lee Kheng Nam

  Deputy Chairman, Vertex Venture Holdings Ltd

  

  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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  Jenny Lee

  Senior Managing Partner, Granite Asia

  

  Jenny Lee is a senior managing partner at Granite Asia and has been with the firm’s senior leadership since 2005.

  Jenny brings decades of experience investing in innovation and technology across Asia and globally, with a proven track record of translating capital into real economic impact. At Granite Asia, she has led the firm through a significant evolution, from a venture capital specialist into a multi-asset investment platform spanning private credit and growth equity.

  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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  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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  Fope Adelowo

  Principal, Helios Investment Partners

  

  Fope Adelowo co-leads the fintech practice and Venture Capital at Helios, one of the largest African focused private Investment firms with nearly $4billion under management. Fope has over 15 years of experience; prior to Helios, she worked in the Principal Investment Group of Cardinal Stone Partners in Lagos and served in several roles in the Emerging Markets Structured Products team at Goldman Sachs in London. She has also worked at Boston Consulting Group and Jumia, an e-commerce company in Africa. Fope serves on the Board of Directors of TPAY Mobile and Thunes, and is a Board Observer on the Boards of Interswitch Nigeria Limited and Paymob. Fope is a mentor and member of the Screening Committee of Techstars Nigeria (2022) She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MEng from Imperial College London where she graduated with a first class.

• Benjamin Tolub

  Strategy Director, TransferTo

• Nikhil Sachdev

  Senior Advisor, Insight Partners

• Tassilo Arnhold

  Partner, Vitruvian

• Matteo Stefanel

  Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Apis Partners