About
Independent Non-Executive Director with over 30 years in financial services as a senior banker at institutions including Bank of America, Barclays Capital, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac.
Experience
- MA Financial GroupNon Executive Directorcurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Australian Institute of Company DirectorsFacilitator - Company Directors' Coursecurrent2024 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
- FleetPartnersNon Executive Directorcurrent2021 — present
- See Y Pty LimitedManaging Directorcurrent2020 — present
- State Super (SAS Trustee Corporation)Non Executive Director2022 — 2025
- St George & Sutherland Medical Research FoundationChair and Non Executive Director2016 — 2022
- Westpac GroupGeneral Manager, Commercial Bank2019 — 2020
- Westpac GroupGeneral Manager, Private Wealth2019
- St.George BankGeneral Manager, Business Banking | St.George Bank, BankSA, Bank of Melbourne (Westpac Group)2014 — 2019
- Commonwealth BankExecutive General Manager, Client Relationship Management - Institutional Bank2009 — 2013
- GE CapitalMD Enterprise Client Group, A&NZ2007 — 2009
- Barclays CapitalHead of Corporate Investment Banking1999 — 2006
- Commonwealth BankHead of New Business Development, Institutional Banking1997 — 1999
- Bank of AmericaFrom Graduate Trainee to VP, Corporate Finance1988 — 1996
Education
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementExecutive Certificate, Strategy and Innovation2014
- Australian Institute of Company DirectorsGAICD, Graduate Company Directors’ Course2009
- UNSWBComm/LLB (Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws)
Skills & more
Corporate Finance18CRM7Investments9Business Strategy27Banking22New Business Development5Financial Services7Enterprise SoftwareStrategy4Finance7Management Consulting1Executive Management1
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Business PlanningFinancial RiskFrom Cathy's professional profile.
Colleagues at MA Growth Ventures
Alexandra Goodfellow
Independent Non-Executive Director and Nomination and Remuneration Committee Chair at MA Growth Ventures
Amelia
Senior Advisor at MA Growth Ventures
Andrew Martin
Head of Asset Management at MA Growth Ventures
Andrew Pridham
Group Vice Chairman at MA Growth Ventures
Brad
Investor at MA Growth Ventures
Cameron
Investment Director at MA Growth Ventures
Chris Wyke
Joint Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director at MA Growth Ventures
Christopher
Investment Executive at MA Growth Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Cathy Yuncken work?
- Cathy Yuncken is Independent Non-Executive Director at MA Growth Ventures.
Same school
Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management488
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsChris MorrisProcess Specialist, Exit Readiness at Mayfair Equity PartnersBirgitteInvestor at InvestinorOlaInvestor at Investinor
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Also attended Australian Institute of Company Directors136
John DysonInvestment Principal at Starfish VenturesHelen SounessVenture Partner at RampersandTim HeasleyPartner at ArtesianKirsten BernhardtPrincipal at ArtesianJordan JeffreyPrincipal at ArtesianStephanie MorrisPrincipal at Artesian
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Also attended UNSW219
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupDanny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpPurnesh SeegopaulAdvisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Westpac Group4
Also worked at St.George Bank5
Also worked at Commonwealth Bank33
Morgan JohnsonTechnology Investor at Marlin Equity PartnersJessica ReedDirector at Marlin Equity PartnersHarri PriceExecutive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global LlpEsme HodsonCompliance at SC VenturesJussi NunesFinance at SC VenturesThomas SienkiewiczParalegal at King River Capital
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